Below is a selection of publications that CPQCC has produced as a result of our quality improvement initiatives and research projects.
2016
Rogers EE, Hintz SR. "Early neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants." Semin Perinatol. 2016;40(8):497-509.PubMed
Hintz SR. "Defining outcomes for high-risk infants: Problems and possibilities." Semin Perinatol. 2016;40(8):495-496.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
2015
Griffin IJ, Lee HC, Profit J, Tancedi DJ. "The smallest of the small: short-term outcomes of profoundly growth restricted and profoundly low birth weight preterm infants." J Perinatol. 2015;35(7):503-10.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
Bruckner TA, Mayo JA, Gould JB, et al. "Heightened risk of preterm birth and growth restriction after a first-born son." Ann Epidemiol. 2015;25(10):743-7.e1.PubMed
Handley SC, Sun Y, Wyckoff MH, Lee HC. "Outcomes of extremely preterm infants after delivery room cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a population-based cohort." J Perinatol. 2015;35(5):379-83.PubMed
Chock VY, Milan KE, Folkins AK, Hazard FK, Bernstein JA, Hintz SR. "Prenatal hydrops foetalis associated with infantile free sialic acid storage disease." J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015;35(8):850-2.PubMed
Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL, Baer RJ, Blumenfeld YJ, et al. "Maternal characteristics and mid-pregnancy serum biomarkers as risk factors for subtypes of preterm birth." BJOG. 2015;122(11):1484-93.PubMed
Lee HC, Durand DJ, Danielsen B, Dueñas GVillarin, Powers RJ. "Hospital variation in medical and surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus." Am J Perinatol. 2015;32(4):379-86.PubMed
Shankaran S, McDonald SA, Laptook AR, et al. "Neonatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pattern of Brain Injury as a Biomarker of Childhood Outcomes following a Trial of Hypothermia for Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy." J Pediatr. 2015;167(5):987-93.e3.PubMed
Blumenfeld YJ, Shamshirsaz AA, Belfort MA, et al. "Fetofetal Transfusion Syndrome in Monochorionic-Triamniotic Triplets Treated with Fetoscopic Laser Ablation: Report of Two Cases and A Systematic Review." AJP Rep. 2015;5(2):e153-60.PubMed
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
Profit J, Soll RF. "Neonatal networks: clinical research and quality improvement." Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015;20(6):410-5.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
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, Lee HC, et al. "Maternal Asthma, Preterm Birth, and Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia." J. Pediatr.. 2015;167(4):875-880.e1.PubMed
Hintz SR, Barnes PD, Bulas D, et al. "Neuroimaging and neurodevelopmental outcome in extremely preterm infants." Pediatrics. 2015;135(1):e32-42.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
Pappas A, Shankaran S, McDonald SA, et al. "Cognitive outcomes after neonatal encephalopathy." Pediatrics. 2015;135(3):e624-34.PubMed
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
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
Hintz SR, Gould JB, Bennett MV, et al. "Referral of very low birth weight infants to high-risk follow-up at neonatal intensive care unit discharge varies widely across California." J. Pediatr.. 2015;166(2):289-95.PubMed
Schulman J, Dimand RJ, Lee HC, Duenas GV, Bennett MV, Gould JB. "Neonatal intensive care unit antibiotic use." Pediatrics. 2015;135(5):826-33.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
Lapcharoensap W, Gage SC, Kan P, et al. "Hospital variation and risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a population-based cohort." JAMA Pediatr. 2015;169(2):e143676.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
Byrnes J, Mahoney R, Quaintance C, et al. "Spatial and temporal patterns in preterm birth in the United States." Pediatr Res. 2015;77(6):836-44.PubMed
Profit J, Goldstein BA, Tamaresis J, Kan P, Lee HC. "Regional variation in antenatal corticosteroid use: a network-level quality improvement study." Pediatrics. 2015;135(2):e397-404.PubMed
Duncan AF, Bann C, Boatman C, et al. "Do currently recommended Bayley-III cutoffs overestimate motor impairment in infants born
Carmichael SL, Blumenfeld YJ, Mayo J, et al. "Prepregnancy Obesity and Risks of Stillbirth." PLoS One. 2015;10(10):e0138549.PubMed
2014
Wadhawan R, Oh W, Hintz SR, et al. "Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely low birth weight infants with spontaneous intestinal perforation or surgical necrotizing enterocolitis." J Perinatol. 2014;34(1):64-70.PubMed
Profit J, Sharek PJ, Amspoker AB, et al. "Burnout in the NICU setting and its relation to safety culture." BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(10):806-13.PubMed
Davis AS, Hintz SR, Goldstein RF, et al. "Outcomes of extremely preterm infants following severe intracranial hemorrhage." J Perinatol. 2014;34(3):203-8.PubMed
DeMauro SB, D'Agostino JAnn, Bann C, et al. "Developmental outcomes of very preterm infants with tracheostomies." J Pediatr. 2014;164(6):1303-10.e2.PubMed
Gu W, Koh W, Blumenfeld YJ, et al. "Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis in a fetus at risk for methylmalonic acidemia." Genet Med. 2014;16(7):564-7.PubMed
Lee HC, Powers RJ, Bennett MV, et al. "Implementation methods for delivery room management: a quality improvement comparison study." Pediatrics. 2014;134(5):e1378-86.PubMed
Morriss FH, Saha S, Bell EF, et al. "Surgery and neurodevelopmental outcome of very low-birth-weight infants." JAMA Pediatr. 2014;168(8):746-54.PubMed
Moise KJ, Hintz SR. "Fetal diagnosis and interventions." Am J Perinatol. 2014;31(7):547-8.PubMed
Stevens TP, Finer NN, Carlo WA, et al. "Respiratory outcomes of the surfactant positive pressure and oximetry randomized trial (SUPPORT)." J Pediatr. 2014;165(2):240-249.e4.PubMed
Davis AS, Chock VY, Hintz SR. "Fetal centers and the role of the neonatologist in complex fetal care." Am J Perinatol. 2014;31(7):549-56.PubMed
Myers A, Bernstein JA, Brennan M-L, et al. "Perinatal features of the RASopathies: Noonan syndrome, cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome and Costello syndrome." Am J Med Genet A. 2014;164A(11):2814-21.PubMed
Carmichael SL, Cullen MR, Mayo JA, et al. "Population-level correlates of preterm delivery among black and white women in the U.S." PLoS One. 2014;9(4):e94153.PubMed
Lanzieri TM, Bialek SR, Bennett MV, Gould JB. "Cytomegalovirus infection among infants in California neonatal intensive care units, 2005-2010." J Perinat Med. 2014;42(3):393-9.PubMed
Natarajan G, Shankaran S, Pappas A, et al. "Functional status at 18 months of age as a predictor of childhood disability after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy." Dev Med Child Neurol. 2014;56(11):1052-8.PubMed
Gould JB, Mayo J, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK. "Swedish and American studies show that initiatives to decrease maternal obesity could play a key role in reducing preterm birth." Acta Paediatr. 2014;103(6):586-91.PubMed