Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2019
Schulman J, Benitz WE, Profit J, et al. "Newborn Antibiotic Exposures and Association With Proven Bloodstream Infection." Pediatrics. 2019.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
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
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
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
Liu J, Sakarovitch C, Sigurdson K, Lee HC, Profit J. "Disparities in Health Care-Associated Infections in the NICU." Am J Perinatol. 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
Handley SC, Passarella M, Lee HC, Lorch SA. "Incidence Trends and Risk Factor Variation in Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage across a Population Based Cohort." J. Pediatr.. 2018;200:24-29.e3.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
Pai VV, Lee HC, Profit J. "Improving Uptake of Key Perinatal Interventions Using Statewide Quality Collaboratives." Clin Perinatol. 2018;45(2):165-180.PubMed
Balasundaram M, Chock VY, Wu HYang, Blumenfeld YJ, Hintz SR. "Predictors of poor neonatal outcomes in prenatally diagnosed multicystic dysplastic kidney disease." J Perinatol. 2018;38(6):658-664.PubMed
Rappoport N, Toung J, Hadley D, et al. "A genome-wide association study identifies only two ancestry specific variants associated with spontaneous preterm birth." Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):226.PubMed
Eneriz-Wiemer M, Liu S-D, C Y Chu M, et al. "Parents' Knowledge and Education of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Four California Neonatal Intensive Care Units." Am. J. Ophthalmol.. 2018;191:7-13.PubMed
Wilnai Y, Blumenfeld YJ, Cusmano K, et al. "Prenatal treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency." Mol Genet Metab. 2018;123(3):297-300.PubMed
Dhurjati R, Wahid N, Sigurdson K, et al. "Never judge a book by its cover: how NICU evaluators reach conclusions about quality of care." J Perinatol. 2018;38(6):751-758.PubMed
Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Laptook AR, et al. "Association between sedation-analgesia and neurodevelopment outcomes in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy." J Perinatol. 2018;38(8):1060-1067.PubMed
Ariagno RL, Lee HC, Stevenson DK, et al. "A directory for neonatal intensive care: potential for facilitating network-based research in neonatology." J Perinatol. 2018;38(8):954-958.PubMed
Vohr BR, Heyne R, Bann CM, Das A, Higgins RD, Hintz SR. "Extreme Preterm Infant Rates of Overweight and Obesity at School Age in the SUPPORT Neuroimaging and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Cohort." J Pediatr. 2018;200:132-139.e3.PubMed
Tang BG, Lee HC, Gray EE, Gould JB, Hintz SR. "Programmatic and Administrative Barriers to High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Care." Am J Perinatol. 2018;35(10):940-945.PubMed
Adams-Chapman I, Heyne RJ, DeMauro SB, et al. "Neurodevelopmental Impairment Among Extremely Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Research Network." Pediatrics. 2018;141(5).PubMed
Bennett MV, McLaurin K, Ambrose C, Lee HC. "Population-based trends and underlying risk factors for infant respiratory syncytial virus and bronchiolitis hospitalizations." PLoS ONE. 2018;13(10):e0205399.PubMed
Schulman J, Braun D, Lee HC, et al. "Association Between Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission Rates and Illness Acuity." JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(1):17-23.PubMed
Pai VV, Carmichael SL, Kan P, Leonard SA, Lee HC. "Maternal body mass index and risk of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants." Pediatr Res. 2018;83(6):1146-1151.PubMed
Schulman J, Profit J, Lee HC, et al. "Variations in Neonatal Antibiotic Use." Pediatrics. 2018;142(3).PubMed
Main EK, Dhurjati R, Cape V, et al. "Improving Maternal Safety at Scale with the Mentor Model of Collaborative Improvement." Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44(5):250-259.PubMed
Hintz SR, Vohr BR, Bann CM, et al. "Preterm Neuroimaging and School-Age Cognitive Outcomes." Pediatrics. 2018;142(1).PubMed
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
Katz JA, Chock VY, Davis AS, et al. "Utility of prenatal MRI in the evaluation and management of fetal ventriculomegaly." J Perinatol. 2018;38(11):1444-1452.PubMed
Bhatt DR, Kristensen-Cabrera AI, Lee HC, et al. "Transcutaneous bilirubinometer use and practices surrounding jaundice in 150 California newborn intensive care units." J Perinatol. 2018;38(11):1532-1535.PubMed
Vohr BR, Heyne R, Bann C, Das A, Higgins RD, Hintz SR. "High Blood Pressure at Early School Age Among Extreme Preterms." Pediatrics. 2018;142(2).PubMed
Profit J, Sharek PJ, Cui X, et al. "The Correlation Between Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Safety Culture and Quality of Care." J Patient Saf. 2018.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Profit J, Morgenthaler TI, et al. "Physician Burnout, Well-being, and Work Unit Safety Grades in Relationship to Reported Medical Errors." Mayo Clin Proc. 2018;93(11):1571-1580.PubMed
Sigurdson K, Morton C, Mitchell B, Profit J. "Disparities in NICU quality of care: a qualitative study of family and clinician accounts." J Perinatol. 2018;38(5):600-607.PubMed
Hagadorn JI, Bennett MV, Brownell EA, Payton KSE, Benitz WE, Lee HC. "Covariation of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Level Patent Ductus Arteriosus Management and In-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Outcomes Following Preterm Birth." J. Pediatr.. 2018;203:225-233.e1.PubMed
Lee HC, Bennett MV, Crockett M, et al. "Comparison of Collaborative Versus Single-Site Quality Improvement to Reduce NICU Length of Stay." Pediatrics. 2018;142(1).PubMed
Main EK, Markow C, Gould J. "Addressing Maternal Mortality And Morbidity In California Through Public-Private Partnerships." Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(9):1484-1493.PubMed
Bain LC, Kristensen-Cabrera AI, Lee HC. "A Qualitative Analysis of Challenges and Successes in Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening." AJP Rep. 2018;8(2):e128-e133.PubMed
2017
Tsur A, Mayo JA, Wong RJ, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, Gould JB. "'The obesity paradox': a reconsideration of obesity and the risk of preterm birth." J Perinatol. 2017;37(10):1088-1092.PubMed
Ngo S, Profit J, Gould JB, Lee HC. "Trends in Patent Ductus Arteriosus Diagnosis and Management for Very Low Birth Weight Infants." Pediatrics. 2017;139(4).PubMed
Doram K, Chadwick W, Bokovoy J, Profit J, Sexton JD, J Sexton B. "Got spirit? The spiritual climate scale, psychometric properties, benchmarking data and future directions." BMC Health Serv Res. 2017;17(1):132.PubMed
Lapcharoensap W, Kan P, Powers RJ, et al. "The Relationship of Nosocomial Infection Reduction to Changes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Rates of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." J. Pediatr.. 2017;180:105-109.e1.PubMed
Profit J, Gould JB, Bennett M, et al. "Racial/Ethnic Disparity in NICU Quality of Care Delivery." Pediatrics. 2017;140(3).PubMed
Relationship of Hospital Staff Coverage and Delivery Room Resuscitation Practices to Birth Asphyxia.
Tu JH, Profit J, Melsop K, et al. "Relationship of Hospital Staff Coverage and Delivery Room Resuscitation Practices to Birth Asphyxia." Am J Perinatol. 2017;34(3):259-263.PubMed
Kunz SN, Zupancic JAF, Rigdon J, et al. "Network analysis: a novel method for mapping neonatal acute transport patterns in California." J Perinatol. 2017;37(6):702-708.PubMed
Robles D, Blumenfeld YJ, Lee HC, et al. "Opportunities for maternal transport for delivery of very low birth weight infants." J Perinatol. 2017;37(1):32-35.PubMed
Lee HC, Arora V, Brown T, Lyndon A. "Thematic analysis of barriers and facilitators to implementation of neonatal resuscitation guideline changes." J Perinatol. 2017;37(3):249-253.PubMed
Main EK, Cape V, Abreo A, et al. "Reduction of severe maternal morbidity from hemorrhage using a state perinatal quality collaborative." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;216(3):298.e1-298.e11.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Sexton JB, Kan P, et al. "Burnout in the neonatal intensive care unit and its relation to healthcare-associated infections." J Perinatol. 2017;37(3):315-320.PubMed
Tawfik DS, Phibbs CS, J Sexton B, et al. "Factors Associated With Provider Burnout in the NICU." Pediatrics. 2017;139(5).PubMed