Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California
Lapcharoensap W, Bennett M, Xu X, Lee H, Profit J, Dukhovny D. Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California. Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 44: 224-230. PMID: 37805592, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01792-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVery low birth weightCare of VLBW infantsLow birth weightRisk-adjusted costVLBW infantsQuality of careMethodsRetrospective studyBirth weightClinical outcomesHospital discharge recordsClinical factorsCost of careClinical dataHierarchical generalized linear modelsResultsIn totalBirth certificatesPatient outcomesInfantsPearson correlation coefficientAssociation of costDischarge recordsHospitalMeasures of costOutcomesCareIn Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm
Chitkara R, Bennett M, Bohnert J, Yamada N, Fuerch J, Halamek L, Quinn J, Padua K, Gould J, Profit J, Xu X, Lee H. In Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 263: 113715. PMID: 37659586, PMCID: PMC10841094, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lung diseaseClinical outcomesNeonatal resuscitationDelivery room continuous positive airway pressureVery low birth weight birthsNeonatal intensive care unit admissionCalifornia Perinatal Quality Care CollaborativeContinuous positive airway pressureVery low birth weightSecondary outcomesNeonatal intensive care unitInfants born pretermLow birth weight birthsSevere intraventricular hemorrhageIntensive care unit admissionPositive airway pressureLow birth weightInfant born pretermEvaluate clinical outcomesIntensive care unitParticipating sitesIntraventricular hemorrhageWeeks gestationBorn pretermCollaborative quality improvement project