Developmental care: changing the NICU physically and behaviorally to promote patient outcomes and contain costs.
This article explores the effect of a physical renovation and a comprehensive developmental care training program on medical outcomes and costs of care for premature infants. Environment, medical outcome, and hospital charges were recorded one year prospectively and one year post-implementation of t...
| Publicado en: | Neonatal Intensive Care Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 12 - 17 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Goldstein & Associates
2005 May Supplement
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| Sumario: | This article explores the effect of a physical renovation and a comprehensive developmental care training program on medical outcomes and costs of care for premature infants. Environment, medical outcome, and hospital charges were recorded one year prospectively and one year post-implementation of the NICU design and developmental training. (The sample consisted of 852 infants: 419 pre- and 433 post-intervention.) |
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