Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
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Multicenter Study
Retinopathy of prematurity practices: a national survey of Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
To examine current level three Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) practices related to ROP screening and treatment. ⋯ Despite national guidelines, significant variation in ROP screening inclusion criteria practices exist among neonatal units in Canada. Therefore, there is an urgent need for better evidence-based screening guidelines as well as a need to standardize supportive measures surrounding ROP screening and treatment.
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Judicious use of antibiotic therapy in preterm infants is necessary as prolonged and unwarranted use of antibiotics have been associated with adverse short-term and long-term outcomes. ⋯ This multiphase QI initiative was able to reduce the overall AUR at our NICU. The beneficial impact of this decrease in AUR in preterm infants remains to be determined.