Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine interhospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) and reasons for the variation.

Study design

2010-2012 linked birth certificate and hospital discharge data from 35 hospitals in California on live births at 35-42 weeks gestation and ≥1500 g birth weight were used. Hospital variation in NICU admission rates was assessed by coefficient of variation. Patient/hospital characteristics associated with NICU admissions were identified by multivariable regression.

Results

Among 276,489 newborns, 6.3% were admitted to NICU with 34.5% of them having mild diagnoses. There was high interhospital variation in overall risk-adjusted rate of NICU admission (coefficient of variation = 26.2) and NICU admission rates for mild diagnoses (co

SUBMITTER: Haidari ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature