Formal selection of measures for a composite index of NICU quality of care: Baby-MONITOR

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 702-710

  Profit, J ^a,b,c   Gould, J B ^d,e   Zupancic, J A F ^f,g   Stark, A R ^a   Wall, K M ^a,c,h   Kowalkowski, M A ^b,c   Mei, M ^b,c   Pietz, K ^b,c   Thomas, E J ⁱ   Petersen, L A ^b,c  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

composite indicator; Delphi method; infant; measurement; newborn; quality of health care

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRENATAL PERIOD; RATING SCALE; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SEPSIS; TELEPHONE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DATA COLLECTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80455144995     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.12     Document Type: Article

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