2020
Utility of Birth Certificate Data for Evaluating Hospital Variation in Admissions to NICUs
Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Lin H, Xu X. Utility of Birth Certificate Data for Evaluating Hospital Variation in Admissions to NICUs. Hospital Pediatrics 2020, 10: 190-194. PMID: 32005648, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2019-0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNICU admission ratesBirth certificate dataNICU admissionAdmission ratesHospital variationCertificate dataConcordance correlation coefficientSubset of hospitalsPotential overuseAdmissionHospitalLin's concordance correlation coefficientGold standardRank testService dataGood concordanceConcordanceConcordance coefficient
2016
Planned home birth and the association with neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Wasden SW, Chasen ST, Perlman JM, Illuzzi JL, Chervenak FA, Grunebaum A, Lipkind HS. Planned home birth and the association with neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Journal Of Perinatal Medicine 2016, 45: 1055-1060. PMID: 27865094, DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2016-0292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyNeonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHome birthHospital birthsPregnancy characteristicsIschemic encephalopathyNormal controlsVital recordsCase-control studyMode of deliveryBirth certificate dataVital records dataLocation of birthYear of birthObstetric informationGestational ageHospital deliveryPotential confoundersLocation of deliveryCertificate dataLogistic regressionRecord dataBirthOddsNeonates