Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Resource Use for Infants at 22 Weeks' Gestation in the US, 2008-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

During the past decade, clinical guidance about the provision of intensive care for infants born at 22 weeks' gestation has changed. The impact of these changes on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) resource utilization is unknown.

Objective

To characterize recent trends in NICU resource utilization for infants born at 22 weeks' gestation compared with other extremely preterm infants (≤28 weeks' gestation) and other NICU-admitted infants.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a serial cross-sectional study of 137 continuously participating NICUs in 29 US states from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2021. Participants included infants admitted to the NICU. Data analysis was performed from October 2022 to August 2023.

Exposures

Year and gesta

SUBMITTER: Rysavy MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10882422 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature