Risk factors for length of NICU stay of newborns: A systematic review

M Fu, W Song, G Yu, Y Yu, Q Yang - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Length of hospital stay and its predictors among neonatal sepsis patients: a retrospective follow-up study

EA Sisay, BL Mengistu, WA Taye… - … journal of general …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A retrospective follow-up study, which includes 206 neonates, was conducted to
assess the length of hospital stay among neonatal sepsis patients from September 2018 to …

Length of hospital stay and factors associated with very-low-birth-weight preterm neonates surviving to discharge a cross-sectional study, 2022

Y Mehretie, AT Amare, GB Getnet, B Mekonnen - BMC pediatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background The length of hospital stay of very-low-birth-weight neonates (birth weight<
1500 g) depends on multiple factors. Numerous factors have been reported to influence the …

Epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and complications of late-onset neonatal sepsis among preterm neonates in Cyprus: a prospective case-control study

P Stylianou-Riga, T Boutsikou, P Kouis, K Michailidou… - BMC pediatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS) is common in preterm neonates, with
increasing incidence in recent years. In the present study, we examined the epidemiology …

Healthcare-associated infections-related bacteriome and antimicrobial resistance profiling: assessing contamination hotspots in a developing country public hospital

AFR Sereia, AP Christoff, GNF Cruz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hospital-built environment colonization by healthcare-associated infections-related bacteria
(HAIrB) and the interaction with their occupants have been studied to support more effective …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of technology on neonatal intensive care unit admissions and length of Stay: a retrospective study

LB Shields, Y Davydov, A Glyder, C Weymouth… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Neonatal intensive care units (NICU) provide essential medical care to
neonates; however, they are associated with hospital-acquired infections, less maternal …

Lung ultrasound in premature infants as an early predictor of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

P Radulova, L Vakrilova… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a widely used technique in neonates to diagnose a lot of
acute diseases. However, its role in the diagnosis of chronic lung conditions is still to be …

Predictors of length of hospital stay for preterm infants in Ethiopia: a competing risk analysis

ZT Bonger, BT Mamo, SB Birra, AW Yalew - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Length of hospital stay (LOS) is one of the essential indicators for evaluating the
efficiency and the quality-of-care service delivered. predicting LOS is critical for resource …

Factors influencing infant length of stay and time to full oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit

AD Cardin, JK Willis, RE Althoff, TM Ambra… - Journal of Neonatal …, 2023 - Elsevier
For premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, feeding is a complex task.
Multiple factors affect length of stay (LOS) and time to full oral feeding (TTFF). Researchers …

Exercise FITT‐V during pregnancy: Association with birth outcomes

A Claiborne, B Wisseman, K Kern, D Steen… - Birth Defects …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prenatal exercise improves birth outcomes, but research into exercise dose–
response effects is limited. Methods This study is a retrospective, secondary analysis of …