SimplyThick and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Our attorneys are investigating the connection between SimplyThick and cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. They have won millions for people whose intestines (bowels) were injured by defective and dangerous products. Attorneys Fred Pritzker and David Szerlag of our office recently won over $20,000,000 for our clients who were injured by an unrelated over-the-counter medical product.
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What is the Connection Between SimplyThick and Necrotizing Enterocolitis?
To date, there are 15 cases of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants who were fed mother’s breast milk or infant formula thickened with SimplyThick. Two of the babies died. The babies were fed SimplyThick for varying amounts of time before symptoms of NEC appeared. NEC symptoms include the following:
- green vomit
- diarrhea or bloody stools
- swollen belly (abdomen)
- red or blue color in the belly
- tiredness (lethargy)
- body temperature issues
- breathing problems
- slow heart rate.
The cases of necrotizing enterocolitis all involve premature infants who became sick over the past six months. The cases were reported from at least four different medical centers around the country. The current situation is unusual because necrotizing enterocolitis most often occurs in babies within the hospital early in their premature course. But among the ill babies of which FDA is aware, some had been discharged from the hospital to home on a feeding regimen that included SimplyThick and then fell ill at home.
The babies who developed NEC were severely sickened, and two of them died. Severe cases of NEC can result in the following:
- A segment of intestine (bowel) may need to be removed. If the intestine cannot be sewn back together, the surgeon will bring an area of the intestine or bowel to an opening on the abdomen (called an ostomy).
- Scarring and narrowing of the bowel may cause future intestinal obstruction or blockage.
- The intestine may not be able to absorb nutrients normally. This is called malabsorption.
- The baby may die. In cases where a medical product like Simply Thick caused the NEC, the family has a wrongful death claim against the manufacturer. Our experience is that parents sue manufacturers to hold them accountable.
Our attorneys practice exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death. They have a national reputation in the area of product liability and have won millions for our clients.
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