Sustained quality improvement in outcomes of preterm neonates with a gestational age less than 29 weeks: Results from the Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality Phase 31

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 213-221

  Shah, Prakesh S ^a,b   Dunn, Michael ^b,c   Aziz, Khalid ^d   Shah, Vibhuti ^a,b   Deshpandey, Akhil ^e   Mukerji, Amit ^f   Ng, Eugene ^b,c   Mohammad, Khorshid ^g   Ulrich, Cindy ^h   Amaral, Nely ^a   Lemyre, Brigitte ^i,j,k   Synnes, Anne ^l,m   Piedboeuf, Bruno ⁿ   Yee, Wendy H ^o   Ye, Xiang Y ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^h LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^l British Columbia Women's Hospital   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁿ UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^o FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Low gestational age; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal outcomes; Preterm; Quality improvement; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CANADA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 85062383473     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2018-0439     Document Type: Article

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