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This study aimed to determine the appropriate timing of surgery and evaluate its impact on bowel preservation in infants with NEC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A multicenter retrospective study was conducted across four hospitals in Chongqing between April 2008 and January 2023. A total of 392 infants diagnosed with NEC (modified Bell stage 2 or higher) were enrolled. All participants were divided into three groups: medical management group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009192), surgical group with a 13-point indicator score \u2264 5 (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200962), and surgical group with a score &amp;gt; 5 (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009138). The primary outcomes included postoperative intestinal stricture and total bowel resection volume.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Infants in the score &amp;gt; 5 group presented with significantly lower birth weight, gestational age, and body weight at diagnosis (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). Compared with the score \u2264 5 group, the score &amp;gt; 5 group had a higher rate of bowel resection (76.1% vs. 58.1%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), a higher incidence of ileocecal valve resection (57.2% vs. 19.4%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), and a longer median length of resected bowel (19\u2005cm vs. 8\u2005cm,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002). The rates of intestinal stricture (42.0% vs. 17.7%) and total bowel resection (52.2% vs. 21.0%) were also markedly elevated in the score &amp;gt; 5 group. Additionally, this group demonstrated higher rates of 90-day parenteral nutrition dependence, prolonged neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay, hospital readmission, and all-cause mortality (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Surgical intervention based on multi-item scoring was independently associated with reduced bowel resection length in infants with NEC, after adjusting for baseline disease severity and neonatal baseline characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n                  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