CRP and Thrombocytopenia: Laboratory findings from the blood in patients with NEC include increased C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA), abnormal white blood cell (WBC) count, thrombocytopenia, metabolic acidosis, hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia, and electrolyte imbalance, but all these indices are often nonspecific [17–19].