Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.

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2024

Lapcharoensap, W., Bennett, M., Xu, X. et al. Quality, outcome, and cost of care provided to very low birth weight infants in California. J Perinatol. 44, 224–230. 2024. doi:10.1038/s41372-023-01792-4

Minor KC, Liu J, Druzin ML, et al. Magnesium sulfate and risk of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in a high-risk cohort. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;231(6):647.e1-647.e12. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.04.001

Pai VV, Lu T, Gray EE, et al. “Resource and Service Use After Discharge Among Infants 22-25 Weeks Estimated Gestational Age at the First High-Risk Infant Follow-up Visit in California.” J Pediatrics. 2024;274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114172

Bonifacio SL, Liu J, Lee HC, et al. “Trends in HIE and Use of Hypothermia in California: Opportunities for Improvement.” Pediatrics. 2024;154(3). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063032

Rosenstein MG, Chang SC, Tucker C, et al. “Evaluation of Statewide Program to Reduce Cesarean Deliveries Among Nulliparous Individuals with Singleton Pregnancies at Term Gestation in Vertex Presentation.” Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2024;144(4):507-515. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005696

Quinn MK, Lee HC, Profit J, et al. “Trends in Retinopathy of Prematurity in California: 2012-2021.” JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024;142(11):1055-1061. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.3909

Liu J, Profit J, Hintz SR, et al. “Disparities in Survival Without Major Morbidity Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California.” J Pediatrics. 2024;154(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-066439

Morris M, Bennett S, Drake L, et al. "Multidisciplinary evidence-based tools for improving consistency of care and neonatal nutrition." J Perinatol 44, 751–759. 2024. doi:10.1038/s41372-024-01963-x

Payton KSE, Bennett MV, Schulman J, Benitz WE, Stellwagen L, Darmstadt GL, Quinn J, Kristensen-Cabrera AI, Breault CC, Bolaris M, Lefrak L, Merrill J, Sharek PJ. "28 NICUs participating in a quality improvement collaborative targeting early-onset sepsis antibiotic use." J Perinatol. 2024 Jul;44(7):1061-1068. doi: 10.1038/s41372-024-01885-8. Epub 2024 Feb 20.

2023

Chitkara R, Bennett M, Bohnert J, et al. "In Situ Simulation and Clinical Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm." J Pediatr. 2023;263:113715.PubMed

Feister J, Kan P, Bonifacio SL, Profit J, Lee HC. "Association of Primary Language with Very Low Birth Weight Outcomes in Hispanic Infants in California." J Pediatr. 2023;261:113527.PubMed

Main EK, Chang S-C, Tucker CM, Sakowski C, Leonard SA, Rosenstein MG. "Hospital-level variation in racial disparities in low-risk nulliparous cesarean delivery rates." Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023;5(12):101145.PubMed

Pang EM, Liu J, Lu T, Joshi NS, Gould J, Lee HC. "Evaluating Epidemiologic Trends and Variations in NICU Admissions in California, 2008 to 2018." Hosp Pediatr. 2023;13(11):976-983.PubMed

Lee SMin, Sie L, Liu J, Profit J, Main E, Lee HC. "Racial and ethnic disparities in postnatal growth among very low birth weight infants in California." J Perinatol. 2023;43(3):371-377.PubMed

Lefrak L, Schaffer KE, Bohnert J, et al. "Blood culture procedures and practices in the neonatal intensive care unit: A survey of a large multicenter collaborative in California." Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023:1-6.PubMed

Lanzieri TM, Lu T, Bennett MV, et al. "Early childhood outcomes of NICU graduates with cytomegalovirus infection in California." Birth Defects Res. 2023;115(11):1093-1100.PubMed

Gould JB, Bennett MV, Profit J, Lee HC. Cohort selection and the estimation of racial disparity in mortality of extremely preterm neonates. Pediatric Research; 2023.

2022

Joshi NS, Huynh K, Lu T, Lee HC, Frymoyer A. "Epidemiology and trends in neonatal early onset sepsis in California, 2010-2017." J Perinatol. 2022;42(7):940-946.PubMed

Balasundaram M, Land R, Miller S, et al. "Increasing early exposure to mother's own milk in premature newborns." J Perinatol. 2022;42(8):1126-1134.PubMed

Whitesel E, Goldstein J, Lee HC, Gupta M. "Quality improvement for neonatal resuscitation and delivery room care." Semin Perinatol. 2022:151629.PubMed

Chock VY, Smith E, Tan S, et al. "Early brain and abdominal oxygenation in extremely low birth weight infants." Pediatr Res. 2022.PubMed

Pai VV, Noh CY, Dasani R, et al. "Implementation of a Bedside Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program in a Large Academic Neonatal Intensive Care Unit." Am J Perinatol. 2022.PubMed

Nguyen TT, Toney-Noland C, Wong J, et al. "Neonatal abstinence syndrome and mother's own milk at discharge." J Perinatol. 2022;42(8):1044-1050.PubMed

Lowe J, Fuller JF, Dempsey AG, et al. "Cortisol awakening response and developmental outcomes at 6-7 years in children born extremely preterm." Pediatr Res. 2022.PubMed

Lee SMin, Sie L, Liu J, Profit J, Lee HC. "Evaluation of Trends in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Respiratory Support Practice for Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Population-Based Cohort Study." J Pediatr. 2022;243:47-52.e2.PubMed

Karvonen KL, Bonachea EM, Burris HH, et al. "Addressing bias and knowledge gaps regarding race and ethnicity in neonatology manuscript review." J Perinatol. 2022.PubMed

Minor KC, Bianco K, Sie L, Druzin ML, Lee HC, Leonard SA. "Severity of small-for-gestational-age and morbidity and mortality among very preterm neonates." J Perinatol. 2022.PubMed

Chen X, Lu T, Gould J, et al. "Active Treatment of Infants Born at 22-25 Weeks of Gestation in California, 2011-2018." J Pediatr. 2022.PubMed

Bane S, Rysavy MA, Carmichael SL, Lu T, Bennett M, Lee HC. "Does active treatment in infants born at 22-23 weeks correlate with outcomes of more mature infants at the same hospital? An analysis of California NICU data, 2015-2019." J Perinatol. 2022;42(10):1301-1305.PubMed

Lakshmanan A, Rogers EE, Lu T, et al. "Disparities and Early Engagement Associated with the 18- to 36-month High-risk Infant Follow-up Visit among Very Low Birthweight Infants in California." J Pediatr. 2022.PubMed

Brumbaugh JE, Bell EF, Do BT, et al. "Incidence of and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Late-Onset Meningitis Among Children Born Extremely Preterm." JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(12):e2245826.PubMed

Haxel CS, Johnson JN, Hintz S, et al. "Care of the Fetus With Congenital Cardiovascular Disease: From Diagnosis to Delivery." Pediatrics. 2022;150(Suppl 2).PubMed

McClafferty HH, Hubbard DK, Foradori D, Brown ML, Profit J, Tawfik DS. "Physician Health and Wellness." Pediatrics. 2022;150(5).PubMed

Profit J, Edwards EM, Pursley DW. "Getting to health equity in NICU care in the USA and beyond." Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2022.PubMed

J Sexton B, Adair KC, Cui X, Tawfik DS, Profit J. "Effectiveness of a bite-sized web-based intervention to improve healthcare worker wellbeing: A randomized clinical trial of WISER." Front Public Health. 2022;10:1016407.PubMed

Purkey NJ, Ma C, Lee HC, et al. "Distance from home to birth hospital, transfer, and mortality in neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in California." Birth Defects Res. 2022;114(12):662-673.PubMed

2021

Adams-Chapman I, Watterberg KL, Nolen TL, et al. "Neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants enrolled in myo-inositol randomized controlled trial." J Perinatol. 2021;41(8):2072-2087.PubMed

Ravi D, Iacob A, Profit J. "Unequal care: Racial/ethnic disparities in neonatal intensive care delivery." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(4):151411.PubMed

Waldrop AR, Sherwin EB, Anderson JN, et al. "Postpartum depression in mothers with pregnancies complicated by fetal cardiac anomaly." J Perinatol. 2021;41(7):1605-1610.PubMed

Braun D, Edwards EM, Schulman J, Profit J, Pursley DWM, Goodman DC. "Choosing wisely for the other 80%: What we need to know about the more mature newborn and NICU care." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(3):151395.PubMed

Laptook AR, Shankaran S, Barnes P, et al. "Limitations of Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Predictor of Death or Disability Following Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Late Hypothermia Trial." J Pediatr. 2021;230:106-111.e6.PubMed

Litt JS, Hintz SR. "Quality improvement for NICU graduates: Feasible, relevant, impactful." Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021;26(1):101205.PubMed

Haidari E, Main EK, Cui X, et al. "Maternal and neonatal health care worker well-being and patient safety climate amid the COVID-19 pandemic." J Perinatol. 2021;41(5):961-969.PubMed

Mangels R, Blumenfeld YJ, Homeyer M, Mrazek-Pugh B, Hintz SR, Hudgins L. "RASopathies: A significant cause of polyhydramnios?" Prenat Diagn. 2021;41(3):362-367.PubMed

Fuller MG, Lu T, Gray EE, et al. "Rural Residence and Factors Associated with Attendance at the Second High-Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic Visit for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California." Am J Perinatol. 2021.PubMed

Ravi D, Profit J. "Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: Causes, Consequences and Charting the Path Forward." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(4):151406.PubMed

Padula AM, Shariff-Marco S, Yang J, et al. "Multilevel social factors and NICU quality of care in California." J Perinatol. 2021;41(3):404-412.PubMed

Joaquino SMilet, Lee HC, Abrams B. "Pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational weight gain and postnatal growth in preterm infants." J Perinatol. 2021;41(8):1825-1834.PubMed

Tawfik DS, Sinha A, Bayati M, et al. "Frustration With Technology and its Relation to Emotional Exhaustion Among Health Care Workers: Cross-sectional Observational Study." J Med Internet Res. 2021;23(7):e26817.PubMed

Haidari ES, Lee HC, Illuzzi JL, Phibbs CS, Lin H, Xu X. "Hospital variation in admissions to neonatal intensive care units by diagnosis severity and category." J Perinatol. 2021;41(3):468-477.PubMed

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