Improving Time to Goals of Care Discussions in Invasively Ventilated Preterm Infants.
Gentle S, Cohen C, Carlo W, Winter L, Hallman M. Improving Time to Goals of Care Discussions in Invasively Ventilated Preterm Infants. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 39359206, PMCID: PMC11524032, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-066585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostmenstrual ageBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm infantsTracheostomy placementWeeks' PMA.Identifying preterm infantsWeeks postmenstrual ageBPD infantsTracheostomy dependenceInvasive ventilationGoC discussionsVentilatory requirementsTracheostomyVentilator liberationInfantsHospital dischargeMultidisciplinary conferenceQuality improvement initiativesWeeksChart analysisUniversity of AlabamaSMART aimStatistical process control chartsProcess control chartsControl chart analysisAchieved oxygen saturations and risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia with pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants
Gentle S, Singh A, Travers C, Nakhmani A, Carlo W, Ambalavanan N. Achieved oxygen saturations and risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia with pulmonary hypertension in preterm infants. Archives Of Disease In Childhood 2024, 109: 941-947. PMID: 38937062, PMCID: PMC11503043, DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasia-associated pulmonary hypertensionOxygen saturation indexSurvival statusPreterm infantsPulmonary hypertensionHigher FiOLt;29 weeks' gestationFraction of inspired oxygenWeeks postmenstrual ageSingle-centre studyNon-invasive predictorCase-control studyPostmenstrual ageWeeks gestationBronchopulmonary dysplasiaRespiratory supportNon-survivorsInfantsOxygen saturationPatient outcomesPretermSurvivalHypertensionWeeksPredictors