ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2025
The association of NICU capacity strain with neonatal mortality and morbidity.
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- Trends in Postmenstrual Age at Discharge and Predictive Factors Among a Contemporary Cohort of Infants Born Preterm.The Journal of pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Evaluating Health Financing Typologies Through Healthy Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality: Evidence from OECD Countries and Türkiye.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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objectiveTo examine the association of admission NICU capacity strain with neonatal mortality and morbidity. STUDY
design2008-2021 South Carolina cohort using linked vital statistics and discharge data of 22-44 weeks GA infants, born at hospitals with ≥ level 2 unit and ≥5 births <34 weeks GA/year. The exposure was deciles of admission capacity strain, defined as the sum of infants ≤44 weeks GA with a congenital anomaly plus infants <34 weeks GA. The primary outcome was a composite of mortality and term and preterm complications. We used Poisson generalized linear mixed models to examine the association of exposure with outcome adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics.
resultsWe studied 64,647 infants from 30 hospitals. High capacity strain was associated with increased risk of mortality and morbidity adjusting for patient/hospital factors (for example, tenth decile aIRR 1.14, 95% CI 1.03-1.27).
conclusionCapacity strain is associated with adverse NICU outcomes.
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