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Ed Visits and Hospital Readmissions of Late Preterm Infants Decrease After Implementation of Practice Guidelines

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Principal Investigator: Ramzan Shahid M.D. Co-Investigators: Kaitlyn Schneck, M.D. and Clare Zimmerman M.D. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Late preterm infants are at increased risk for mortality and morbidity during birth hospitalization. During… Click to show full abstract

Principal Investigator: Ramzan Shahid M.D. Co-Investigators: Kaitlyn Schneck, M.D. and Clare Zimmerman M.D. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Late preterm infants are at increased risk for mortality and morbidity during birth hospitalization. During the first month after birth, late preterm infants are more likely than term infants to be re-hospitalized. Most research has focused on comparing clinical outcomes of late preterm infants versus term infants. Limited studies have looked at ways to reduce the re-hospitalization and ED visit rates of …

Keywords: hospital readmissions; visits hospital; readmissions late; late preterm; infants decrease; preterm infants

Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2018

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