Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Safety and efficacy of Trans-warmer mattress for preterm neonates: results of a randomized controlled trial.
To compare the admission temperatures, incidence of hypothermia and discharge outcomes of preterm neonates managed with Trans-warmer mattress (TWM) initiated in the delivery room (DR) and controls. ⋯ In this quasi-randomized controlled trial, the admission temperatures of preterm neonates on whom TWM was used were significantly higher compared to controls with a reduction in the incidence of hypothermia. A TWM initiated in the DR may be a simple efficacious method of reducing hypothermia in preterm neonates.
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The objective of this study was to examine the effect of hospital-level factors on mortality of very low birth weight infants using multilevel modeling. ⋯ Using multilevel modeling, hospital volume of very low birth weight deliveries appears to be the primary driver of reduced mortality among very low birth weight infants.