Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2021
Purkey NJ, Ma C, Lee HC, et al. "Timing of Transfer and Mortality in Neonates with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in California." Pediatr Cardiol. 2021;42(4):906-917.PubMed
Liu J, Pang EM, Iacob A, Simonian A, Phibbs CS, Profit J. "Evaluating Care in Safety Net Hospitals: Clinical Outcomes and NICU Quality of Care in California." J Pediatr. 2021.PubMed
J Sexton B, Adair KC, Profit J, et al. "Safety Culture and Workforce Well-Being Associations with Positive Leadership WalkRounds." Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(7):403-411.PubMed
Mujahid MS, Kan P, Leonard SA, et al. "Birth hospital and racial and ethnic differences in severe maternal morbidity in the state of California." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;224(2):219.e1-219.e15.PubMed
Karakash SD, Main EK, Chang SChih, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, Gould JB. "Measuring Variation in Interpregnancy Interval: Identifying Hotspots for Improvement Initiatives." Am J Perinatol. 2021.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Shanafelt TD, Dyrbye LN, et al. "Personal and Professional Factors Associated With Work-Life Integration Among US Physicians." JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(5):e2111575.PubMed
Blakely ML, Tyson JE, Lally KP, et al. "Initial Laparotomy Versus Peritoneal Drainage in Extremely Low Birthweight Infants With Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis or Isolated Intestinal Perforation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial." Ann Surg. 2021;274(4):e370-e380.PubMed
Kunz SN, Helkey D, Zitnik M, et al. "Quantifying the variation in neonatal transport referral patterns using network analysis." J Perinatol. 2021.PubMed
Padbury JF, Do BT, Bann CM, et al. "DNA methylation in former extremely low birth weight newborns: association with cardiovascular and endocrine function." Pediatr Res. 2021.PubMed
Klingenberg C, Tembulkar SK, Lavizzari A, et al. "COVID-19 preparedness-a survey among neonatal care providers in low- and middle-income countries." J Perinatol. 2021;41(5):988-997.PubMed
Sherwin E, Deter R, Joudi N, et al. "Individualized growth assessment in pregnancies complicated by fetal gastroschisis." J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021:1-11.PubMed
Lorch SA, Rogowski J, Profit J, Phibbs CS. "Access to risk-appropriate hospital care and disparities in neonatal outcomes in racial/ethnic groups and rural-urban populations." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(4):151409.PubMed
Kosiv KA, Long J, Lee HC, R Collins T. "A validated model for prediction of survival to 6 months in patients with trisomy 13 and 18." Am J Med Genet A. 2021;185(3):806-813.PubMed
Rysavy MA, Colaizy TT, Bann CM, et al. "The relationship of neurodevelopmental impairment to concurrent early childhood outcomes of extremely preterm infants." J Perinatol. 2021;41(9):2270-2278.PubMed
PretermConnect: Leveraging mobile technology to mitigate social disadvantage in the NICU and beyond.
Jani SG, Nguyen AD, Abraham Z, et al. "PretermConnect: Leveraging mobile technology to mitigate social disadvantage in the NICU and beyond." Semin Perinatol. 2021;45(4):151413.PubMed
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
Main EK, Chang S-C, Carpenter AM, et al. "Singleton preterm birth rates for racial and ethnic groups during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in California." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021;224(2):239-241.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
Choosing wisely for the other 80%: What we need to know about the more mature newborn and NICU care.
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
Kusuda S, Bennett M, Gould J. "Outcomes of Infants with Very Low Birth Weight Associated with Birthplace Difference: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Births in Japan and California." J Pediatr. 2021;229:182-190.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
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
2020
Gould JB, Abreo AM, Chang S-C, Main EK. "Time of Birth and the Risk of Severe Unexpected Complications in Term Singleton Neonates." Obstet Gynecol. 2020;136(2):377-385.PubMed
Ma AL, Cohen RS, Lee HC. "Learning from Wildfire Disaster Experience in California NICUs." Children (Basel). 2020;7(10).PubMed
Oren MS, Ianus V, Vohr BR, et al. "Neonatal oxygen saturations and blood pressure at school-age in children born extremely preterm: a cohort study." J Perinatol. 2020;40(6):902-908.PubMed
Lee HC, Liu J, Profit J, Hintz SR, Gould JB. "Survival Without Major Morbidity Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California." Pediatrics. 2020;146(1).PubMed
Carmichael SL, Ma C, Lee HC, Shaw GM, Sylvester KG, Hintz SR. "Survival of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in California: impact of hospital, clinical, and sociodemographic factors." J Perinatol. 2020;40(6):943-951.PubMed
Main EK, Chang S-C, Dhurjati R, Cape V, Profit J, Gould JB. "Reduction in racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity from hemorrhage in a large-scale quality improvement collaborative." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020;223(1):123.e1-123.e14.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Profit J, Lake ET, Liu JB, Sanders LM, Phibbs CS. "Development and use of an adjusted nurse staffing metric in the neonatal intensive care unit." Health Serv Res. 2020;55(2):190-200.PubMed
Pai VV, Kan P, Lu T, et al. "Factors associated with follow-up of infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in a high-risk infant clinic in California." J Perinatol. 2020.PubMed
Liu J, Parker MG, Lu T, et al. "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Human Milk Intake at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge among Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California." J Pediatr. 2020;218:49-56.e3.PubMed
Stevenson DK, Wong RJ, Profit J, Shaw GM, C Wang J, Lee HC. ""Following through": addressing the racial inequality for preterm infants and their families." Pediatr Res. 2020;87(2):192-193.PubMed
Shankaran S, Bajaj M, Natarajan G, et al. "Outcomes Following Post-Hemorrhagic Ventricular Dilatation among Infants of Extremely Low Gestational Age." J Pediatr. 2020.PubMed
Profit J, Edmonds BTucker, Shah N, Cheyney M. "The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Catalyst for More Integrated Maternity Care." Am J Public Health. 2020;110(11):1663-1665.PubMed
Kancherla V, Ma C, Grant G, et al. "Factors Associated with Timeliness of Surgical Repair among Infants with Myelomeningocele: California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, 2006 to 2011." Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(12):1234-1242.PubMed
Ravi D, Tawfik DS, J Sexton B, Profit J. "Changing safety culture." J Perinatol. 2020.PubMed
Sigurdson K, Profit J, Dhurjati R, et al. "Former NICU Families Describe Gaps in Family-Centered Care." Qual Health Res. 2020;30(12):1861-1875.PubMed
Kalra VK, Lee HC, Sie L, Ratnasiri AW, Underwood MA, Lakshminrusimha S. "Change in neonatal resuscitation guidelines and trends in incidence of meconium aspiration syndrome in California." J Perinatol. 2020;40(1):46-55.PubMed
Bhatt DR, Reddy N, Ruiz R, et al. "Perinatal quality improvement bundle to decrease hypothermia in extremely low birthweight infants with birth weight less than 1000 g: single-center experience over 6 years." J. Investig. Med.. 2020.PubMed
Lemmon ME, Chapman I, Malcolm W, et al. "Beyond the First Wave: Consequences of COVID-19 on High-Risk Infants and Families." Am J Perinatol. 2020;37(12):1283-1288.PubMed
Goldstein GP, Pai VV, Liu J, et al. "Racial/ethnic disparities and human milk use in necrotizing enterocolitis." Pediatr Res. 2020;88(Suppl 1):3-9.PubMed
Mardy C, Blumenfeld YJ, Arunamata AA, et al. "In fetuses with congenital lung masses, decreased ventricular and atrioventricular valve dimensions are associated with lesion size and clinical outcome." Prenat Diagn. 2020;40(2):206-215.PubMed
Miller TA, Li J, Riddell S, Barkley SC. "Decreasing Chronic Lung Disease Associated with Bubble CPAP Technology: Experience at Five Years." Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020;5(2):e281.PubMed
Lowe J, Bann CM, Fuller J, et al. "Early working memory is a significant predictor of verbal and processing skills at 6-7 years in children born extremely preterm." Early Hum Dev. 2020;147:105083.PubMed
DeMauro SB, Bann C, Flibotte J, Adams-Chapman I, Hintz SR. "Cranial Ultrasound and Minor Motor Abnormalities at 2 Years in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2020;41(4):308-315.PubMed
Braun D, Braun E, Chiu V, et al. "Trends in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Utilization in a Large Integrated Health Care System." JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e205239.PubMed
Duncan AF, Bann CM, Maitre NL, Peralta-Carcelen M, Hintz SR. "Hand Function at 18-22 Months Is Associated with School-Age Manual Dexterity and Motor Performance in Children Born Extremely Preterm." J Pediatr. 2020;225:51-57.e3.PubMed