Initial Surgery for Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants is not Associated with Mortality or In-hospital Morbidities

Abstract

Objective: Determine short-term outcomes following peritoneal drain (PD), laparotomy (LAP) after PD (PD-LAP), and LAP in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants with spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP).