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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSchuetz CR, Hogan PG, Reich PJ
Factors associated with progression to infection in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-colonized, critically ill neonates.
The purpose of this case-control study was to identify factors associated with development of symptomatic infection in infants colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The investigators concluded that progression from MRSA colonization to symptomatic infection was associated with increased morbidity and may be mitigated through decolonization.
AHRQ-funded; HS021736; HS024269.
Citation: Schuetz CR, Hogan PG, Reich PJ .
Factors associated with progression to infection in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-colonized, critically ill neonates.
J Perinatol 2021 Jun;41(6):1285-92. doi: 10.1038/s41372-021-00944-8..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Critical Care, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Umoren RA, Sawyer TL, Ades A
Team stress and adverse events during neonatal tracheal intubations: a report from NEAR4NEOS.
This study aimed to examine the association between team stress level and adverse tracheal intubation (TI)-associated events during neonatal intubations. TIs from 10 academic neonatal intensive care units were analyzed. Team stress level was rated immediately after TI using a 7-point Likert scale (1 = high stress). Associations among team stress, adverse TI-associated events, and TI characteristics were evaluated. The investigators concluded that high team stress levels during TI were more frequently reported among TIs with adverse events.
AHRQ-funded; HS024511.
Citation: Umoren RA, Sawyer TL, Ades A .
Team stress and adverse events during neonatal tracheal intubations: a report from NEAR4NEOS.
Am J Perinatol 2020 Dec;37(14):1417-24. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1693698..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care, Teams, Stress, Adverse Events
Freedman S
Capacity and utilization in health care: the effect of empty beds on neonatal intensive care admission.
In this paper, the author exploited short-term variation in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) capacity that is unlikely to be correlated with unobserved demand determinants. He found that available NICU beds have little to no effect on NICU utilization for the sickest infants, but do increase utilization for those in the range of birth weights where admission decisions are likely to be more discretionary.
AHRQ-funded; HS018266.
Citation: Freedman S .
Capacity and utilization in health care: the effect of empty beds on neonatal intensive care admission.
Am Econ J Econ Policy 2016 May 1;8(2):154-85. doi: 10.1257/pol.20120393.
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Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Healthcare Utilization, Critical Care, Shared Decision Making