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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2021

Inter-center variation in autopsy practices among regional neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Ankur Datta, Jason Z Niehaus, Julie Weiner, Isabella Zaniletti, Nana Matoba, Kevin M Sullivan, Robert DiGeronimo, Carl H Coghill, Girija Natarajan, Steven R Leuthner and 5 more

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impact of palliative care consultation on neonatal end-of-life care utilization.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Ankur DattaDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. adatta@luriechildrens.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-6467
Jason Z NiehausDepartment of Pediatrics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, and Division of Neonatology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-3105
Julie WeinerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Detroit, MI, and Division of Neonatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Isabella ZanilettiChildren's Hospitals Association, Overland Park, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1234-3468
Nana MatobaDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-087X
Kevin M SullivanDepartment of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, and Division of Neonatology, Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4801-137X
Robert DiGeronimoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Division of Neonatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6011-012X
Carl H CoghillDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, and Division of Neonatology, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5096-4030
Girija NatarajanDepartment of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, and Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
Steven R LeuthnerDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, and Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Amy Brown SchlegelDepartment of Pediatrics, The Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, and Division of Neonatology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Anita ShahDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, and Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA.
Karna MurthyDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC)
Jessica T FryDepartment of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, and Division of Neonatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2257-1042
Lurie Children's Hospital · USAlfred I. duPont Hospital for Children · USChildren's Hospital Association · USChildren's Hospital of Orange County · USChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin · USChildren's Mercy Hospital · USChildren's of Alabama · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USRiley Hospital for Children · USSeattle Children's Hospital · USWayne State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo characterize infants who underwent autopsy in regional neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and examine inter-center variability in autopsy completion. STUDY

designRetrospective cohort study of infants who died between 2010 and 2016 from 32 participating hospitals in the Children's Hospital Neonatal Database (CHND). Maternal/infant demographics and hospital stay data were collected, along with autopsy rates by center, year, and region. Data analysis utilized bivariate and multivariable statistics.

resultOf 6299 deaths, 1742 (27.7%) completed autopsy. Infants who underwent autopsy had higher median birth weight (2 124 g vs. 1 655 g) and gestational age (34 vs. 32 weeks). No differences were seen in sex, length of stay, or primary cause of death. Marked inter-center variability was observed, with 17-fold adjusted difference (p < 0.001) in autopsy rates.

conclusionPatient characteristics do not account for variability in autopsy practices across regional NICUs. Factors such as provider practices and parental preferences should be investigated.

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Infant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalAutopsyChildGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornRetrospective Studies

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PMID34983934
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