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ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2023

Neonatal intensive care unit occupancy rate and probability of discharge of very preterm infants.

Marc Beltempo, Elyonora Sargi, Sharina Patel, Guy Lacroix, Anie Lapointe, Sharon Taylor-Ducharme, Stéphane Morin, Victoria Bizgu, Bruno Piedboeuf, Quebec investigators of the Canadian Neonatal Network

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Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. 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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10 authors.

Marc BeltempoDivision of Neonatology, Montreal Children's Hospital - McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. marc.beltempo@mcgill.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-0295-3206
Elyonora SargiMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1718-2774
Sharina PatelDivision of Neonatology, Montreal Children's Hospital - McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Guy LacroixUniversité Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6415-4496
Anie LapointeDivision of Neonatology, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sharon Taylor-DucharmeMcGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Stéphane MorinDivision of Neonatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Victoria BizguDivision of Neonatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Bruno PiedboeufUniversité Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
Quebec investigators of the Canadian Neonatal Network

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CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the association of NICU occupancy with probability of discharge and length of stay (LOS) among infants born <33 weeks gestational age (GA). STUDY

designRetrospective study of 3388 infants born 23-32 weeks GA, admitted to five Level 3/4 NICUs (2014-2018) and discharged alive. Standardized ratios of observed-to-expected number of discharges were calculated for each quintile of unit occupancy. Multivariable linear regression models were used to assess the association between occupancy and LOS.

resultsAt the lowest unit occupancy quintiles (Q1 and Q2), infants were 12% and 11% less likely to be discharged compared to the expected number. At the highest unit occupancy quintile (Q5), infants were 20% more likely to be discharged. Highest occupancy (Q5) was also associated with a 4.7-day (95% CI 1.7, 7.7) reduction in LOS compared Q1.

conclusionNICU occupancy was associated with likelihood of discharge and LOS among infants born <33 weeks GA.

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Infant, Premature, DiseasesIntensive Care Units, NeonatalGestational AgeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematurePatient DischargeProbabilityRetrospective Studies

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PMID36609482

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