Length of stay and influencing factors of NICU in the Western Hunan, an underdeveloped area of China: A 9-year retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the factors that influence the length of stay (LOS) in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Methods

This retrospective study analysed clinical data from all newborns hospitalized in the NICU of a tertiary hospital in the Western Hunan area of China over a 9-year period (2012-2020). Factors associated with the LOS were analysed using univariate analysis and Cox regression analysis.

Results

A total of 16 094 newborns were included in the study: of which 9615 were inborn and 6479 were outborn newborns. There were 9482 males and 6612 females. Over the 9-year period, the mean LOS was 11.08 days (median LOS, 9.00 days; range, 1-141 days); and the LOS first increased, then decreased and stabilized. A LOS of 8-28 days was the most common duration (8

SUBMITTER: Xie F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature