Quality improvement project designed to reduce disproportionate growth in extremely low gestational age neonates: cognitive neurodevelopmental outcome at 18-41 months.

Jordan D ReisKristine Tolentino-PlataRoy HeyneL Steven BrownCharles R RosenfeldMaria CaraigPatti J BurchfieldLuc P Brion

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2021)

No change in cognitive outcome at ≥18 months corrected age was observed after implementing a QI project designed to reduce discharge weight-for-length disproportion in very preterm infants.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
gestational age
preterm infants
low birth weight
patient safety
preterm birth
birth weight
body mass index
weight gain
physical activity
weight loss
congenital heart disease