About the Authors

Maarten Schurink

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Elisabeth M. W. Kooi

Affiliation Department of Neonatology, University of Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Christian V. Hulzebos

Affiliation Department of Neonatology, University of Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Rozemarijn G. Kox

Affiliation Surgical Research Laboratory, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Henk Groen

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Erik Heineman

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Arend F. Bos

Affiliation Department of Neonatology, University of Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Jan B. F. Hulscher

j.b.f.hulscher@umcg.nl

Affiliation Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MS EMWK AFB JBFH. Performed the experiments: MS RK JBFH. Analyzed the data: MS RK HG JBFH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RK. Wrote the paper: MS EMWK CVH AFB EH JBFH.