A NICU moratorium on probiotics has begun
— Jae Kim (@neojae) October 4, 2023
~50K VLBW/year
~30% receive probiotics with
~2% lower NEC incidence =
300 babies free from NEC:
100 babies free from surgical NEC
50 babies spared a NEC death
One baby died from a probiotic.
Which harm are we choosing to avoid?