Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2020
Kancherla V, Ma C, Grant G, Lee HC, Hintz SR, Carmichael SL. "Factors Associated with Early Neonatal and First-Year Mortality in Infants with Myelomeningocele in California from 2006 to 2011." Am J Perinatol. 2020.PubMed
Gentle SJ, Carlo WA, Tan S, et al. "Association of Antenatal Corticosteroids and Magnesium Sulfate Therapy With Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Extremely Preterm Children." Obstet Gynecol. 2020;135(6):1377-1386.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Profit J. "Provider burnout: Implications for our perinatal patients." Semin Perinatol. 2020;44(4):151243.PubMed
Apfeld JC, Kastenberg ZJ, Gibbons AT, Carmichael SL, Lee HC, Sylvester KG. "Treating Center Volume and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Outcomes in California." J Pediatr. 2020;222:146-153.e1.PubMed
Akula VPriya, Hedli LC, Van Meurs K, Gould JB, Peiyi K, Lee HC. "Neonatal transport in California: findings from a qualitative investigation." J Perinatol. 2020;40(3):394-403.PubMed
Carter EHawkins, Lee HC, Lapcharoensap W, Snowden JM. "Resuscitation outcomes for weekend deliveries of very low birthweight infants." Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2020;105(6):656-661.PubMed
Gould JB. "Building the First Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative, the CPQCC: A Historic Perspective." Children (Basel). 2020;7(10).PubMed
Pai VV, Kan P, Gould JB, Hackel A, Lee HC. "Clinical deterioration during neonatal transport in California." J Perinatol. 2020;40(3):377-384.PubMed
Eskandar-Afshari F, Carbine DN, Cohen RS, Cui X, Dueñas GVillarin, Lee HC. "California NICU disaster preparedness." J Perinatol. 2020;40(8):1262-1266.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
Natarajan G, Sriidhar A, Nolen T, et al. "Authors' Response." Pediatrics. 2020.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
Brumbaugh JE, Bell EF, Grey SF, et al. "Behavior Profiles at 2 Years for Children Born Extremely Preterm with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." J Pediatr. 2020;219:152-159.e5.PubMed
Gould JB, Bennett MV, Phibbs CS, Lee HC. "Population Improvement Bias Observed in Estimates of the Impact of Antenatal Steroids to Outcomes in Preterm Birth." J Pediatr. 2020.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
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
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
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
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
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
Eckels M, Zeilinger T, Lee HC, et al. "A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit's Experience with Implementing an In-Situ Simulation and Debriefing Patient Safety Program in the Setting of a Quality Improvement Collaborative." Children (Basel). 2020;7(11).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
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
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
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
2019
Purkey NJ, Axelrod DM, McElhinney DB, et al. "Birth Location of Infants with Critical Congenital Heart Disease in California." Pediatr Cardiol. 2019;40(2):310-318.PubMed
Anderson JN, Girsen AI, Hintz SR, et al. "Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by fetal lung masses: does final histology matter?" J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019:1-7.PubMed
Lowe JR, Fuller JF, Do BT, et al. "Behavioral problems are associated with cognitive and language scores in toddlers born extremely preterm." Early Hum Dev. 2019;128:48-54.PubMed
Carmichael SL, Blumenfeld YJ, Mayo JA, et al. "Stillbirth and Live Birth at Periviable Gestational Age: A Comparison of Prevalence and Risk Factors." Am J Perinatol. 2019;36(5):537-544.PubMed
Ton TGN, Bennett MV, Incerti D, et al. "Maternal and Infant Adverse Outcomes Associated with Mild and Severe Preeclampsia during the First Year after Delivery in the United States." Am J Perinatol. 2019.PubMed
Lowe JR, Fuller JF, Do BT, et al. "Behavioral problems are associated with cognitive and language scores in toddlers born extremely preterm." Early Hum Dev. 2019;128:48-54.PubMed
Kunz SN, Dukhovny D, Profit J, Mao W, Miedema D, Zupancic JAF. "Predicting Successful Neonatal Retro-Transfer to a Lower Level of Care." J Pediatr. 2019;205:272-276.e1.PubMed
Hintz SR, Gould JB, Bennett MV, et al. "Factors Associated with Successful First High-Risk Infant Clinic Visit for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in California." J. Pediatr.. 2019.PubMed
Lowe JR, Fuller JF, Do BT, et al. "Behavioral problems are associated with cognitive and language scores in toddlers born extremely preterm." Early Hum Dev. 2019;128:48-54.PubMed
Dhurjati R, Sigurdson K, Profit J. "Patient- and Family-Centered Care as a Dimension of Quality." Am J Med Qual. 2019;34(3):307-308.PubMed
Lowe JR, Fuller JF, Do BT, et al. "Behavioral problems are associated with cognitive and language scores in toddlers born extremely preterm." Early Hum Dev. 2019;128:48-54.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Profit J, Webber S, Shanafelt TD. "Organizational factors affecting physician well-being." Curr Treat Options Pediatr. 2019;5(1):11-25.PubMed
Stevenson DK, Wong RJ, Aghaeepour N, et al. "Understanding health disparities." J Perinatol. 2019;39(3):354-358.PubMed
Rysavy MA, Bell EF, Iams JD, et al. "Discordance in Antenatal Corticosteroid Use and Resuscitation Following Extremely Preterm Birth." J Pediatr. 2019;208:156-162.e5.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Gould JB, Profit J. "Perinatal Risk Factors and Outcome Coding in Clinical and Administrative Databases." Pediatrics. 2019;143(2).PubMed
Leonard SA, Main EK, Scott KA, Profit J, Carmichael SL. "Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity prevalence and trends." Ann Epidemiol. 2019;33:30-36.PubMed
Quinn JM, Gephart SM, Davis MP. "External Facilitation as an Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Strategy During an Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative in Neonatal Intensive Care Units." Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2019;16(6):454-461.PubMed
Handley SC, Passarella M, Lorch SA, Lee HC. "Survey of preterm neuro-centric care practices in California neonatal intensive care units." J Perinatol. 2019;39(2):256-262.PubMed
Brumbaugh JE, Hansen NI, Bell EF, et al. "Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants With Birth Weight Less Than 400 g." JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(5):434-445.PubMed
Sigurdson K, Mitchell B, Liu J, et al. "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Systematic Review." Pediatrics. 2019;144(2).PubMed
Ravi D, Sigurdson K, Profit J. "Improving Quality of Care Can Mitigate Persistent Disparities." Pediatrics. 2019;144(3).PubMed
Parker MG, Burnham LA, Melvin P, et al. "Addressing Disparities in Mother's Milk for VLBW Infants Through Statewide Quality Improvement." Pediatrics. 2019;144(1).PubMed
Bonifacio SL, McDonald SA, Chock VY, et al. "Differences in patient characteristics and care practices between two trials of therapeutic hypothermia." Pediatr Res. 2019;85(7):1008-1015.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Thomas EJ, Vogus TJ, et al. "Safety climate, safety climate strength, and length of stay in the NICU." BMC Health Serv Res. 2019;19(1):738.PubMed