Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2017
Bruzoni M, Jaramillo JD, Dunlap JL, et al. "Sutureless vs Sutured Gastroschisis Closure: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial." J Am Coll Surg. 2017;224(6):1091-1096.e1.PubMed
Girsen AI, Hintz SR, Sammour R, et al. "Prediction of neonatal respiratory distress in pregnancies complicated by fetal lung masses." Prenat Diagn. 2017;37(3):266-272.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
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
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
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
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
2016
Blumenfeld YJ, Davis AS, Hintz SR, et al. "Prenatally Diagnosed Cases of Binder Phenotype Complicated by Respiratory Distress in the Immediate Postnatal Period." J Ultrasound Med. 2016;35(6):1353-8.PubMed
Slaughter LA, Bonfante-Mejia E, Hintz SR, Dvorchik I, Parikh NA. "Early Conventional MRI for Prediction of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants." Neonatology. 2016;110(1):47-54.PubMed
Girsen AI, Mayo JA, Carmichael SL, et al. "Women's prepregnancy underweight as a risk factor for preterm birth: a retrospective study." BJOG. 2016;123(12):2001-2007.PubMed
Bennett SC, Finer N, Halamek LP, et al. "Implementing Delivery Room Checklists and Communication Standards in a Multi-Neonatal ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative." Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(8):369-76.PubMed
Hintz SR, Newman JE, Vohr BR. "Changing definitions of long-term follow-up: Should "long term" be even longer?" Semin Perinatol. 2016;40(6):398-409.PubMed
Rogers EE, Hintz SR. "Early neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants." Semin Perinatol. 2016;40(8):497-509.PubMed
Riley KL, Carmichael SL, Mayo JA, et al. "Body Mass Index Change between Pregnancies and Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth." Am J Perinatol. 2016;33(10):1017-22.PubMed
Profit J, Lee HC, Sharek PJ, et al. "Comparing NICU teamwork and safety climate across two commonly used survey instruments." BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(12):954-961.PubMed
Hintz SR. "Defining outcomes for high-risk infants: Problems and possibilities." Semin Perinatol. 2016;40(8):495-496.PubMed
Brown T, Tu J, Profit J, Gupta A, Lee HC. "Optimal Criteria Survey for Preresuscitation Delivery Room Checklists." Am J Perinatol. 2016;33(2):203-7.PubMed
Griffin IJ, Tancredi DJ, Bertino E, Lee HC, Profit J. "Postnatal growth failure in very low birthweight infants born between 2005 and 2012." Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed.. 2016;101(1):F50-5.PubMed
Wei JC, Catalano R, Profit J, Gould JB, Lee HC. "Impact of antenatal steroids on intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth weight infants." J Perinatol. 2016;36(5):352-6.PubMed
Akula VP, Gould JB, Kan P, Bollman L, Profit J, Lee HC. "Characteristics of neonatal transports in California." J Perinatol. 2016;36(12):1122-1127.PubMed
Handley SC, Steinhorn RH, Hopper AO, et al. "Inhaled nitric oxide use in preterm infants in California neonatal intensive care units." J Perinatol. 2016;36(8):635-9.PubMed
Kantorowska A, Wei JC, Cohen RS, Lawrence RA, Gould JB, Lee HC. "Impact of Donor Milk Availability on Breast Milk Use and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Rates." Pediatrics. 2016;137(3):e20153123.PubMed
Girsen AI, Wallenstein MB, Davis AS, et al. "Effect of antepartum meconium staining on perinatal and neonatal outcomes among pregnancies with gastroschisis." J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016;29(15):2500-4.PubMed
Murphy DP, Lee HC, Payton KSE, Powers RJ. "Platelet count and associated morbidities in VLBW infants with pharmacologically treated patent ductus arteriosus." J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med.. 2016;29(13):2045-8.PubMed
Profit J, Gould JB, Bennett M, et al. "The Association of Level of Care With NICU Quality." Pediatrics. 2016;137(3):e20144210.PubMed
Rose J, Vassar R, Cahill-Rowley K, Hintz SR, Stevenson DK. "Neonatal Biomarkers of Inflammation: Correlates of Early Neurodevelopment and Gait in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Children." Am J Perinatol. 2016;33(1):71-8.PubMed
Bhutani VK, Meng NF, Knauer Y, et al. "Extreme hyperbilirubinemia and rescue exchange transfusion in California from 2007 to 2012." J Perinatol. 2016;36(10):853-7.PubMed
Main EK, Abreo A, McNulty J, et al. "Measuring severe maternal morbidity: validation of potential measures." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016;214(5):643.e1-643.e10.PubMed
Lee HC, Bennett MV, Schulman J, Gould JB, Profit J. "Estimating Length of Stay by Patient Type in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit." Am J Perinatol. 2016;33(8):751-7.PubMed
Eneriz-Wiemer M, Saynina O, Sundaram V, Lee HC, Bhattacharya J, Sanders LM. "Parent Language: A Predictor for Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Care Among Infants With Very Low Birth Weight." Acad Pediatr. 2016;16(7):645-52.PubMed
Stone S, Lee HC, Sharek PJ. "Perceived Factors Associated with Sustained Improvement Following Participation in a Multicenter Quality Improvement Collaborative." Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(7):309-15.PubMed
Blumenfeld YJ, Milan KE, Rubesova E, et al. "HDlive imaging of a giant omphalocele." Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016;48(3):407-8.PubMed
Osmundson SS, Gould JB, Butwick AJ, Yeaton-Massey A, El-Sayed YY. "Labor outcome at extremely advanced maternal age." Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2016;214(3):362.e1-7.PubMed
2015
Li J, Yu K-H, Oehlert J, et al. "Exome Sequencing of Neonatal Blood Spots and the Identification of Genes Implicated in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.. 2015;192(5):589-96.PubMed
Greenberg RG, Cochran KM, P Smith B, et al. "Effect of Catheter Dwell Time on Risk of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Infants." Pediatrics. 2015;136(6):1080-6.PubMed
Hintz SR, Barnes PD, Bulas D, et al. "Neuroimaging and neurodevelopmental outcome in extremely preterm infants." Pediatrics. 2015;135(1):e32-42.PubMed
Profit J, Soll RF. "Neonatal networks: clinical research and quality improvement." Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015;20(6):410-5.PubMed
Pappas A, Shankaran S, McDonald SA, et al. "Cognitive outcomes after neonatal encephalopathy." Pediatrics. 2015;135(3):e624-34.PubMed
Akula VPriya, Joe P, Thusu K, et al. "A randomized clinical trial of therapeutic hypothermia mode during transport for neonatal encephalopathy." J. Pediatr.. 2015;166(4):856-61.e1-2.PubMed
Gage S, Kan P, Oehlert J, et al. "Determinants of chronic lung disease severity in the first year of life; A population based study." Pediatr. Pulmonol.. 2015;50(9):878-88.PubMed
Rysavy MA, Li L, Bell EF, et al. "Between-hospital variation in treatment and outcomes in extremely preterm infants." N Engl J Med. 2015;372(19):1801-11.PubMed
Girsen AI, Do S, Davis AS, et al. "Peripartum and neonatal outcomes of small-for-gestational-age infants with gastroschisis." Prenat Diagn. 2015;35(5):477-82.PubMed
Gage S, Kan P, Lee HC, et al. "Maternal Asthma, Preterm Birth, and Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." J. Pediatr.. 2015;167(4):875-880.e1.PubMed
Davis AS, Gantz MG, Do B, et al. "Serial aEEG recordings in a cohort of extremely preterm infants: feasibility and safety." J Perinatol. 2015;35(5):373-8.PubMed
Weiss KJ, Kowalkowski MA, Treviño R, et al. "Needs assessment to improve neonatal intensive care in Mexico." Paediatr Int Child Health. 2015;35(3):213-9.PubMed
Duncan AF, Bann C, Boatman C, et al. "Do currently recommended Bayley-III cutoffs overestimate motor impairment in infants born
Kastenberg ZJ, Lee HC, Profit J, Gould JB, Sylvester KG. "Effect of deregionalized care on mortality in very low-birth-weight infants with necrotizing enterocolitis." JAMA Pediatr. 2015;169(1):26-32.PubMed
Lyndon A, Lee HC, Gay C, Gilbert WM, Gould JB, Lee KA. "Effect of time of birth on maternal morbidity during childbirth hospitalization in California." Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.. 2015;213(5):705.e1-11.PubMed
Rose J, Cahill-Rowley K, Vassar R, et al. "Neonatal brain microstructure correlates of neurodevelopment and gait in preterm children 18-22 mo of age: an MRI and DTI study." Pediatr Res. 2015;78(6):700-8.PubMed