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...

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Publicado en:Neonatal Intensive Care Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 12 - 17
Autores principales: Altimier LB, Eichel M, Warner B, Tedeschi L, Brown B
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: 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.)