Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2020
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
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
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
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
2019
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
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
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
Tawfik DS, Gould JB, Profit J. "Perinatal Risk Factors and Outcome Coding in Clinical and Administrative Databases." Pediatrics. 2019;143(2).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
Stevenson DK, Wong RJ, Aghaeepour N, et al. "Understanding health disparities." J Perinatol. 2019;39(3):354-358.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
Ravi D, Sigurdson K, Profit J. "Improving Quality of Care Can Mitigate Persistent Disparities." Pediatrics. 2019;144(3).PubMed
Sigurdson K, Mitchell B, Liu J, et al. "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Neonatal Intensive Care: A Systematic Review." Pediatrics. 2019;144(2).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
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
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
Phibbs CS, Schmitt SK, Cooper M, et al. "Birth Hospitalization Costs and Days of Care for Mothers and Neonates in California, 2009-2011." J. Pediatr.. 2019;204:118-125.e14.PubMed
Duncan AF, Bann CM, Dempsey AG, Adams-Chapman I, Heyne R, Hintz SR. "Neuroimaging and Bayley-III correlates of early hand function in extremely preterm children." J Perinatol. 2019;39(3):488-496.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Scheid A, Profit J, et al. "Evidence Relating Health Care Provider Burnout and Quality of Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Ann Intern Med. 2019;171(8):555-567.PubMed
Lapcharoensap W, Bennett MV. "Hospitalization costs associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the first year of life." Journal of Perinatology. 2019.
DeMauro SB, Jensen EA, Bann CM, et al. "Home Oxygen and 2-Year Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." Pediatrics. 2019;143(5).PubMed
Schulman J, Benitz WE, Profit J, et al. "Newborn Antibiotic Exposures and Association With Proven Bloodstream Infection." Pediatrics. 2019.PubMed
Chock VY, Davis AS, Cho S-H, et al. "Prenatally diagnosed omphalocele: characteristics associated with adverse neonatal outcomes." J Perinatol. 2019;39(8):1111-1117.PubMed
Pai VV, Kan P, Bennett M, Carmichael SL, Lee HC, Hintz SR. "Improved Referral of Very Low Birthweight Infants to High-Risk Infant Follow-Up in California." J. Pediatr.. 2019.PubMed
Apfeld JC, Kastenberg ZJ, Gibbons AT, Phibbs CS, Lee HC, Sylvester KG. "The disproportionate cost of operation and congenital anomalies in infancy." Surgery. 2019;165(6):1234-1242.PubMed
Liu J, Sakarovitch C, Sigurdson K, Lee HC, Profit J. "Disparities in Health Care-Associated Infections in the NICU." Am J Perinatol. 2019.PubMed
Goldstein GP, Leonard SA, Kan P, Koo EB, Lee HC, Carmichael SL. "Prenatal and postnatal inflammation-related risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity." J Perinatol. 2019;39(7):964-973.PubMed
Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Nolen TL, et al. "Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants With Retinopathy of Prematurity by Treatment." Pediatrics. 2019;144(2).PubMed
WM F. Screening examiniation of premature infant for retinopathy of prematurity..; 2019.
McGowan EC, Laptook AR, Lowe J, et al. "Developmental Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants with a Need for Child Protective Services Supervision." J Pediatr. 2019;215:41-49.e4.PubMed
Girsen AI, Davis AS, Hintz SR, et al. "Effects of gestational age at delivery and type of labor on neonatal outcomes among infants with gastroschisis." J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019:1-6.PubMed
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
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
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
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
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
2018
Van Otterloo L, Connelly C, Gould J, Abreo A, Main E. "Mothers at Risk: Factors Affecting Maternal Postpartum Length of Stay." J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2018;32(4):303-314.PubMed
Pappas A, Adams-Chapman I, Shankaran S, et al. "Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Outcomes in Extremely Premature Neonates With Ventriculomegaly in the Absence of Periventricular-Intraventricular Hemorrhage." JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(1):32-42.PubMed