A Quality Improvement Bundle to Improve Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants in the First Week.
Travers C, Gentle S, Freeman A, Nichols K, Shukla V, Purvis D, Dolma K, Winter L, Ambalavanan N, Carlo W, Lal C. A Quality Improvement Bundle to Improve Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants in the First Week. Pediatrics 2022, 149 PMID: 35088085, PMCID: PMC9677934, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-037341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere intracranial hemorrhageExtremely preterm infantsPreterm infantsIntracranial hemorrhageRates of acute kidney injuryMedian birth weightSpontaneous intestinal perforationDelayed cord clampingAcute kidney injuryQuality improvement initiativesBaseline rateGestational ageWeeks gestationCord clampingIndomethacin prophylaxisCongenital anomaliesIntestinal perforationBirth weightKidney injuryPrimary outcomeQuality improvement bundleInfantsFirst-weekBirthWeeks