2023
Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California
Lapcharoensap W, Bennett M, Xu X, Lee H, Profit J, Dukhovny D. Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 44: 224-230. PMID: 37805592, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01792-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightCaliforniaHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsVery low birth weightCare of VLBW infantsLow birth weightRisk-adjusted costVLBW infantsQuality of careMethodsRetrospective studyBirth weightClinical outcomesHospital discharge recordsClinical factorsCost of careClinical dataHierarchical generalized linear modelsResultsIn totalBirth certificatesPatient outcomesInfantsPearson correlation coefficientAssociation of costDischarge recordsHospitalMeasures of costOutcomesCareIn Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm
Chitkara R, Bennett M, Bohnert J, Yamada N, Fuerch J, Halamek L, Quinn J, Padua K, Gould J, Profit J, Xu X, Lee H. In Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 263: 113715. PMID: 37659586, PMCID: PMC10841094, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsContinuous Positive Airway PressureFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalLung DiseasesPregnancyResuscitationConceptsChronic lung diseaseClinical outcomesNeonatal resuscitationDelivery room continuous positive airway pressureVery low birth weight birthsNeonatal intensive care unit admissionCalifornia Perinatal Quality Care CollaborativeContinuous positive airway pressureVery low birth weightSecondary outcomesNeonatal intensive care unitInfants born pretermLow birth weight birthsSevere intraventricular hemorrhageIntensive care unit admissionPositive airway pressureLow birth weightInfant born pretermEvaluate clinical outcomesIntensive care unitParticipating sitesIntraventricular hemorrhageWeeks gestationBorn pretermCollaborative quality improvement project
2020
Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 41: 468-477. PMID: 32801351, PMCID: PMC7427695, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-00775-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightGestational AgeHospitalizationHospitalsHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNICU admission ratesIntensive care unitNICU admissionMild diagnosesCare unitHospital variationInterhospital variationAdmission ratesPatient/hospital characteristicsHospital discharge dataRisk-adjusted ratesWeeks' gestationNICU bedsBirth weightHospital characteristicsSevere diagnosisLive birthsMultivariable regressionAdmissionPotential overuseBirth certificatesDiagnosisHigher likelihoodDiagnosis severity