Hospital variation and risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a population-based cohort
W Lapcharoensap, SC Gage, P Kan, J Profit… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a serious morbidity in very low-
birth-weight (VLBW) infants (< 1500 g). Deregionalization of neonatal care has resulted in
an increasing number of VLBW infants treated in community hospitals with unknown impact
on the development of BPD. Objective To identify individual risk factors for BPD
development and hospital variation of BPD rates across all levels of neonatal intensive care
units (NICUs) within the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative. Design, Setting, and …
birth-weight (VLBW) infants (< 1500 g). Deregionalization of neonatal care has resulted in
an increasing number of VLBW infants treated in community hospitals with unknown impact
on the development of BPD. Objective To identify individual risk factors for BPD
development and hospital variation of BPD rates across all levels of neonatal intensive care
units (NICUs) within the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative. Design, Setting, and …