Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Shunt Survival in Premature Infants with Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus: A Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Study

The Journal of Pediatrics 2026 Open access

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Authors: Vijay M. Ravindra, John R.W. Kestle, Hailey Jensen, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, David D. Limbrick, Amanda N. Stanton, John C. Wellons, Robert P. Naftel, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Brandon G. Rocque, Ian F. Pollack, Mandeep S. Tamber
+51 more Samuel R. Browd, Jonathan Pindrik, Albert M. Isaacs, Patrick J. McDonald, Todd C. Hankinson, Eric M. Jackson, Mark D. Krieger, Tamara D. Simon, Jennifer M. Strahle, Richard Holubkov, Ron Reeder, Peter A. Chiarelli, Nichol Nunn, Maurice V Bayhon, Sasidhar Karuparti, Lauren Schulz, Allison Ludwick, Sydney White, Destiney Davis, Susan Staulcup, Jessica Becerra, Annika Weir, Sam Molot-Toker, T. Oliver, Yosef Dastagirzada, Helen Berroya, William E. Whitehead, Jay Riva-Cambrin, J. Kestle, V. Ravindra, C. Rozzelle, B. Rocque, A. Kulkarni, W. Whitehead, S. Browd, H. Goldstein, I. Pollack, J. Strahle, J. Wellons, R. Naftel, M. Tamber, J. Riva-Cambrin, E. Jackson, M. Krieger, T. Simon, T. Hankinson, J. Pindrik, A. Isaacs, P. McDonald, D. Limbrick, R. Holubkov
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.114985
Cited by: 2
References: 32

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is associated with time to shunt failure (revision or infection) in infants born premature who have posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) and cerebrospinal fluid ventriculoperitoneal shunting. STUDY DESIGN: In this retrospective, case-control study using the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network Core Data Project registry, we identified children

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Publication details

Journal / source
The Journal of Pediatrics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
291
Pages
114985–114985
Publication date
16 January 2026
Language
EN