Journal article
Association of unit size, resource utilization and occupancy with outcomes of preterm infants
Abstract
Objective:Assess association of NICU size, and occupancy rate and resource utilization at admission with neonatal outcome.Study Design:Retrospective cohort study of 9978 infants born at 23–32 weeks gestation and admitted to 23 tertiary-level Canadian NICUs during 2010–2012. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) were estimated for a composite outcome of mortality/any major morbidity with respect to NICU size, occupancy rate and intensity of resource …
Authors
Shah PS; Mirea L; Ng E; Solimano A; Lee SK
Journal
Journal of Perinatology, Vol. 35, No. 7, pp. 522–529
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2015
DOI
10.1038/jp.2015.4
ISSN
0743-8346
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Bed OccupancyCanadaFemaleHealth ResourcesHospital Bed CapacityHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, Extremely PrematureInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesInfant, Small for Gestational AgeIntensive Care Units, NeonatalLogistic ModelsMaleOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionRetrospective Studies