Factors associated with iatrogenesis in neonatal intensive care units: An observational multicenter study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1753-1759

  Srulovici, Einav ^a   Ore, Liora ^a   Shinwell, Eric S ^b   Blazer, Shraga ^c   Zangen, Shmuel ^d   Riskin, Arieh ^e   Bader, David ^e   Kugelman, Amir ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Iatrogenesis; Length of stay; Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); Nursing load; Premature infants; Type of shift

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISRAEL; JAUNDICE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; WORKLOAD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879158322     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1799-0     Document Type: Article

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