ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2023
Risk factors for length of NICU stay of newborns: A systematic review.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis and predictors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International health · 2026Pooled it
- Estimating the number of hospital beds for the care of sick and small newborns: an evidence-based systematic approach.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Trends in Postmenstrual Age at Discharge and Predictive Factors Among a Contemporary Cohort of Infants Born Preterm.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Coverage, Timing, Safety, and Determinants of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission in Newborns Receiving Nirsevimab Prophylaxis for Respiratory Syncytial Virus.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Observational
- Neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit following pediatric emergency department visits in Türkiye: a retrospective single-center study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Barriers and drivers to implementing family integrated newborn care for preterm and low birthweight infants in neonatal care units in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Inter-center variations in length of hospitalization for infants with congenital jejunal or ileal atresia.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Rehospitalization in Preterm Infants: Machine Learning Prediction Model and Associated Risk Factors.Neonatology · 2026Article
- Development and validation of the Prognostic Respiratory Intensity Scoring Metric (PRISM).BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Infant emotionality and maternal depression at 6 months postpartum.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Predictors of Mortality in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Inflammatory Biomarkers and Neurotrophic Factors in Preterm Newborns as Predictors of Motor Development: A Systematic Review.Pediatric reports · 2026Review
- Severity stratification of NICU-admitted neonates using Robson classification and obstetric risk profile: a nomogram-based study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of an Early Discharge Hospital-at-Home Program on Length of Stay and Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants: A Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Culture-Positive Neonatal Sepsis in a Tertiary Care Center in North India.Cureus · 2025Article
- Time series analysis for forecasting neonatal intensive care unit census and neonatal mortality.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Among Middle Eastern or North African Infants and Mothers in Quebec, Canada, 2008-2020.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2025Article
- Analysis of risk factors and establishment of predictive models for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Comparative Assessment of the Critical Condition of Newborns with Congenital Anomalies on the Basis of Different Scales.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Transforming the electronic health record from a documentation application to an automated diet program for personalizing neonatal nutrition and improving feeding administration safety through process improvement.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The improvement in survival of preterm infants is accompanied by an increase in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. Prolonged length of stay in the NICU (LOS-NICU) increases the incidence of neonatal complications and even mortality and places a significant economic burden on families and strain on healthcare systems. This review aims to identify risk factors influencing LOS-NICU of newborns and to provide a basis for interventions to shorten LOS-NICU and avoid prolonged LOS-NICU. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane library for studies that were published in English from January 1994 to October 2022. The PRISMA guidelines were followed in all phases of this systematic review. The Quality in Prognostic Studies (QUIPS) tool was used to assess methodological quality. Results: Twenty-three studies were included, 5 of which were of high quality and 18 of moderate quality, with no low-quality literature. The studies reported 58 possible risk factors in six broad categories (inherent factors; antenatal treatment and maternal factors; diseases and adverse conditions of the newborn; treatment of the newborn; clinical scores and laboratory indicators; organizational factors). Conclusions: We identified several of the most critical risk factors affecting LOS-NICU, including birth weight, gestational age, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and retinopathy of prematurity. As only a few high-quality studies are available at present, well-designed and more extensive prospective studies investigating the risk factors affecting LOS-NICU are still needed in the future.
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