Remote Ischaemic Pre-Conditioning Reduces Intestinal Ischaemia Reperfusion Injury in a Newborn Rat.

Objective: Remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) has been shown to reduce ischaemia-reperfusion injury(IRI) in multiple organ systems. IRI is seen in multiple bowel pathologies in the newborn, including NEC. We investigated the potential of RIC as a novel therapy for various intestinal pathologies in the newborn.