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A baby born at 30 weeks is on day 8 of formula feeds in the NICU. He develops abdominal distension, bilious aspirates and blood-streaked stools. Abdominal X-ray shows bubbly gas within the bowel wall of the right colon and branching gas over the liver, with no free gas under the diaphragm. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the next best step?
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