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 analysis