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Comparative Study
. 2015 Jul;35(7):522-9.
doi: 10.1038/jp.2015.4. Epub 2015 Feb 12.

Association of unit size, resource utilization and occupancy with outcomes of preterm infants

P S Shah  1 , L Mirea  2 , E Ng  3 , A Solimano  4 , S K Lee  1 ; Canadian Neonatal Network
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Comparative Study

Association of unit size, resource utilization and occupancy with outcomes of preterm infants

P S Shah et al. J Perinatol. 2015 Jul.

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 utilization at admission.

Results: A total of 2889 (29%) infants developed the composite outcome, the odds of which were higher for 16-29, 30-36 and >36-bed NICUs compared with <16-bed NICUs (AOR (95% CI): 1.47 (1.25-1.73); 1.49 (1.25-1.78); 1.55 (1.29-1.87), respectively) and for NICUs with higher resource utilization at admission (AOR: 1.30 (1.08-1.56), Q4 vs Q1) but not different according to NICU occupancy.

Conclusion: Larger NICUs and more intense resource utilization at admission are associated with higher odds of a composite adverse outcome in very preterm infants.

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