Improved outcomes of extremely premature outborn infants: Effects of strategic changes in perinatal and retrieval services

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2076-2083

  Lui, Kei ^a,b   Abdel Latif, Mohamed E ^a,b   Allgood, Catherine L ^a,c   Bajuk, Barbara ^d   Oei, Julee ^a,b   Berry, Andrew ^c   Henderson Smart, David ^d   Vincent, Trina ^e  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Newborn and Pediatric Emergency Transport Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Neonatal retrieval; Outcome; Perinatal mortality; Perinatal services; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33750955487     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1540     Document Type: Article

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