Practice variation in anti-epileptic drug use for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy among regional NICUs.

Maria L V DizonRakesh RaoShannon E HamrickIsabella ZanilettiRobert DiGeronimoGirija NatarajanJeffrey R KaiserJohn FlibotteKyong-Soon LeeDanielle SmithToby YanowitzAmit M MathurAn N Massaro

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2019)

Amongst Children's Hospitals, there is marked ICV in AED utilization for neonatal HIE. Variation was particularly notable for HIE patients without electrographic seizures, indicating that this population may be an appropriate target for QI processes to harmonize neuromonitoring and AED practices across centers.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
young adults
prognostic factors
early onset
patient reported outcomes