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ReviewJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2022

NICU discharge preparation and transition planning: guidelines and recommendations.

Vincent C Smith, Kristin Love, Erika Goyer

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Review in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Review
  4. Equitable therapeutic design: how inclusively designed spaces help NICU families heal, connect, and thrive.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  6. The future of follow-up: technology-enabled medical and developmental follow-up care for NICU graduates.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  7. Promoting bonding and secure attachment in the NICU to improve parent-infant mental health: recommendations for clinical practice.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  12. From NICU to home: meeting the mental health needs of families after discharge.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
    Review
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  14. Association Between Perceived Stress and Burnout Among Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2025
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  15. Eight PICU Follow-Up Programs in the United States Established From 2013 to 2022: Report From the Pediatric Outcomes Studies After PICU (POST-PICU) Investigators.Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · 2025
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  16. Variation in NICU utilization: a narrative review and path forward.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  17. Uncertainties in the NICU: a scoping review to inform a tailored taxonomy.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025
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  20. Method of home tube feeding and 2-3-year neurodevelopmental outcome.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Vincent C SmithBoston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. vincent.smith@bmc.org.
Kristin LoveNational Perinatal Association, Lonedell, MO, USA. klove@nationalperinatal.org.
Erika GoyerNational Perinatal Association, Austin, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this section, we present Interdisciplinary Guidelines and Recommendations for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Discharge Preparation and Transition Planning. The foundation for these guidelines and recommendations is based on existing literature, practice, available policy statements, and expert opinions. These guidelines and recommendations are divided into the following sections: Basic Information, Anticipatory Guidance, Family and Home Needs Assessment, Transfer and Coordination of Care, and Other Important Considerations. Each section includes brief introductory comments, followed by the text of the guidelines and recommendations in table format. After each table, there may be further details or descriptions that support a guideline or recommendation. Our goal was to create recommendations that are both general and adaptable while also being specific and actionable. Each NICU's implementation of this guidance will be dependent on the unique makeup and skills of their team, as well as the availability of local programs and resources. The recommendations based only on expert opinion could be topics for future research.

Indexed as

Intensive Care Units, NeonatalPatient DischargeHumansInfant, Newborn

Identifiers

PMID35165374
PMCPMC9010297

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