ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
Increased neonatal readmission rate associated with decreased length of hospital stay at birth in Canada.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Clinical guidelines for postpartum women and infants in primary care-a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Pooled it
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- Knowledge of Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Among Primary Health Care Physicians: A Single-Center Experience.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2019Article
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- The effect of early postnatal discharge from hospital for women and infants: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2016Article
- Evaluation of risk factors for development of severe hyperbilirubinemia in term and near term infants in Turkey.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2014Article
- Implementation of the Canadian Paediatric Society's hyperbilirubinemia guidelines: A survey of Ontario hospitals.Paediatrics & child health · 2014Article
- Management of neonatal jaundice varies by practitioner type.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2013Article
- Incidence, risk factors and causes of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in the South of iran (fars province).Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2013Article
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of a system-based approach for managing neonatal jaundice and preventing kernicterus in Ontario.Paediatrics & child health · 2012Article
- Acute neurological findings in a national cohort of neonates with severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2011Article
- Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement at the time of hospital discharge in a multiethnic newborn population.Paediatrics & child health · 2011Article
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and early discharge from the maternity ward.European journal of pediatrics · 2009Review
- Incidence and causes of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2006Article
- Day of discharge and hospital readmission rates within 30 days in children: A population-based study.Paediatrics & child health · 2006Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the potential impact of early post birth discharge in Canada.
methodsNeonatal readmission was examined, based on hospital discharge data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, with a total of 2,144,205 infants from fiscal year 1989/90 to fiscal year 1996/97.
resultsNeonatal readmission rates increased from 27.3 per 1,000 in 1989/90 to 38.0 per 1,000 in 1996/97, while mean length of hospital stay at birth decreased from 4.2 days to 2.7 days during the same period. The increase in readmission rate was more evident for dehydration and jaundice. The provinces and territories with decreased length of hospital stay at birth usually had increased neonatal readmission rate and earlier age at readmission. Between 1994/95 and 1996/97, compared with Newfoundland, the risks for neonatal readmission for dehydration were 5.7 and 5.5, and for jaundice were 4.5 and 2.7, respectively, for Alberta and Ontario.
conclusionNeonatal readmission rates for several conditions have increased substantially, associated with early post birth discharge policies adopted in Canada.
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