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To evaluate the impact of hospital NICU care level and daily patient volume at the hospital of birth on risk-adjusted neonatal mortality.

October 2, 1996JAMA

The Effects of Patient Volume and Level of Care at the Hospital of Birth on Neonatal Mortality

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CPCiaran S. PhibbsVA Palo Alto Health Care System

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Cohort study reveals lower risk-adjusted neonatal mortality in infants delivered at high-volume tertiary hospitals, suggesting regionalized care improves infant survival.

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To evaluate the impact of hospital NICU care level and daily patient volume at the hospital of birth on risk-adjusted neonatal mortality.
Linked 1990 California birth certificates, death certificates, and discharge abstracts for 473,209 singleton births across nonfederal hospitals, identifying 53,229 likely NICU admissions.
Classified hospitals by NICU capability (Level I through Level III) and average daily census, utilizing multivariable logistic regression to adjust for clinical and demographic baseline risks.
Infants born in hospitals with a Level III NICU and an average daily census of at least 15 patients had significantly reduced risk-adjusted neonatal mortality compared to hospitals without an NICU (OR 0.62; 95% CI, 0.47–0.82; P = .002).
Risk-adjusted neonatal mortality in smaller Level III NICUs and Level II or II+ units of any size did not differ significantly from hospitals without an NICU and was significantly higher than in high-volume Level III NICUs.

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Ciaran S. Phibbs (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08eaec817c69ba7be4b53c https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03540130052029

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Cohort study reveals lower risk-adjusted neonatal mortality in infants delivered at high-volume tertiary hospitals, suggesting regionalized care improves infant survival.

The Effects of Patient Volume and Level of Care at the Hospital of Birth on Neonatal Mortality

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