Journal Pre-proof Low serum albumin concentration predicts the need for surgical intervention in neonates with necrotising enterocolitis Shazia P. Sharif, Florian Friedmacher, Amir Amin, Rafdzah A. Zaki, Michael F. Hird, Minesh Khashu, Simon R. Phelps PII: S0022-3468(20)30479-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.07.003 Reference: YJPSU 59818 To appear in: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Received date: 23 January 2020 Revised date: 22 May 2020 Accepted date: 3 July 2020 Please cite this article as: S.P. Sharif, F. Friedmacher, A. Amin, et al., Low serum albumin concentration predicts the need for surgical intervention in neonates with necrotising enterocolitis, Journal of Pediatric Surgery (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jpedsurg.2020.07.003 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.