Table 4.

Surgical interventions and outcomes in neonates with surgery between both groups.

Variables	NEC-PVG	NEC-non PVG	P
	(n = 42)	(n = 25)
Surgical interventions
Laparotomy	4 (9.5%)	12 (48.0%)	0.005
Enterostomy	10 (23.8%)	4 (16.0%)
Intestinal resection and enterostomy	22 (52.4%)	7 (28.0%)
Intestinal resection and anastomosis	6 (14.3%)	2 (8.0%)
Intraoperative bowel morphology
Intestinal perforation	8 (19.0%)	5 (20.0%)	0.924
Intestinal bleeding	15 (35.7%)	9 (36.0%)	0.981
Intestinal necrosis	29 (69.0%)	9 (36.0%)	0.008
Postoperative complications
Intestinal stricture	5 (11.9%)	5 (20.0%)	0.368
Intestinal obstruction	7 (16.7%)	2 (8.0%)	0.525
Short bowel syndrome	3 (7.1%)	1 (4.0%)	0.600
Death	3 (7.1%)	1 (4.0%)	0.600
Subependymal hemorrhage	15 (35.7%)	2 (8.0%)	0.026