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Table 3 Clinical results

From: An economic analysis of human milk supplementation for very low birth weight babies in the USA

Event

Incremental number of events per 1000 babies (EHMD – usual practice of care)

Deaths (initial hospital stay)

− 36

Cases of NEC

− 115

 Medical

−66

 Surgical

−94

Cases of late onset sepsis

−39

Cases of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

18

Cases of retinopathy of prematurity

−63

Cases of Cerebral palsy

−2

Cases of Short bowel syndrome

−15

  1. Abbreviations: EHMD Exclusive Human Milk Diet, NEC Necrotising Enterocolitis