READ ME File For 'Indications for surgery and influences on surgical decision-making in necrotising enterocolitis'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D3641

ReadMe Author: GEORGE BETHELL, University of Southampton 0000-0002-1302-0735

This dataset supports the thesis entitled INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY AND INFLUENCES ON SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING IN NECROTISING ENTEROCOLITIS
AWARDED BY: University of Southampton
DATE OF AWARD: [2026]


Date of data collection: [5th Oct 2022 to 30th Sep 2025]

Information about geographic location of data collection: United Kingdom

Related projects/Funders:
NIHR doctoral fellowship NIHR302541



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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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This dataset contains:

1.	Raw data from systematic review in chapter 3
-	/sr.csv

2.	Python script for functions to assess accuracy of each tool in chapter 4 
-	/dta_functions.py

3.	Stata script for efficient design of discrete choice experiment in chapter 6
-	/ed_dce.do

4.	Stata script for formatting discrete choice experiment using html
-	/html_dce.do

5.	Stata script for analysis of discrete choice experiment
-	/analysis_dce.do

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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: See - Bethell GS, Jones IH, Battersby C, Knight M, Hall NJ. Methods of identifying surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Res. 2025 Jan;97(1):45-55.

Methods for processing the data: Systematic review data collected from existing articles. Other files containing script is original data.

Software- or Instrument-specific information needed to interpret the data, including software and hardware version numbers:
Microsoft Excel Live, Python, Stata v18.

People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Mr Ian Jones also assisted with data collection within the systematic review.