Reduction in the incidence of chronic lung disease in very low birth weight infants: Results of a quality improvement process in a tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Birenbaum, Howard J ^a   Dentry, Abby ^a   Cirelli, Jane ^a   Helou, Sabah ^a   Pane, Maria A ^a   Starr, Karen ^a   Melick, Clifford F ^b   Updegraff, Linda ^a   Arnold, Cynthia ^a   Tamayo, Angela ^a   Torres, Virma ^a   Gungon, Norma ^a   Liverman, Stephen ^a  

^a GREATER BALTIMORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy; Quality improvement; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE CITRATE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOMALACIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LUNG DISEASE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59449091447     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2872     Document Type: Article

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