The Role of Pulmonary Follow-up in Reducing Health Care Utilization in Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Rhein LM, Konnikova L, McGeachey A, Pruchniewski M, Smith VC. The Role of Pulmonary Follow-up in Reducing Health Care Utilization in Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Clinical Pediatrics 2012, 51: 645-650. PMID: 22492835, DOI: 10.1177/0009922812439242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of rehospitalizationHealth care utilizationPreterm infantsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaED visitsEmergency departmentCare utilizationNeonatal intensive care unitMore supplemental oxygenRole of PulmonaryRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unitSevere lung diseaseTime of dischargeChildren's Hospital BostonRate of visitsElectronic medical recordsExpected higher rateNeurodevelopmental followCohort studyWeeks' gestationCare unitOutpatient visitsRespiratory causesSupplemental oxygen