September 2007. Volume 3. Number 3

Mortality among very-low-birth-weight infants was lowest for deliveries that occurred in hospitals with neonatal intensive care units that had both a high level of care and a high volume of such patients

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Phibbs CS, Baker LC, Caughey AB, Danielsen B, Schmitt SK, Phibbs RH. Level and volume of neonatal intensive care and mortality in very-low-birth-weight infants. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2165-75
Reviewers: Bernaola Aponte G1, Aparicio Rodrigo M2.
1Máster en Epidemiología Clínica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Suárez Angamos. Lima. Perú.
2 Centro de Salud Entreví­as. Área 1. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Guillermo Bernaola Aponte. Email: guiber0307@hotmail.com
Reception date: 28/07/2007
Acceptance date: 18/08/2007
Publication date: 01/09/2007

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Bernaola Aponte G, Aparicio Sánchez JL. Los recién nacidos de muy bajo peso al nacer nacidos en centros que disponen de unidades neonatales de mayor nivel y con mayor volumen de pacientes presentan una menor mortalidad. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:78.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Phibbs CS, Baker LC, Caughey AB, Danielsen B, Schmitt SK, Phibbs RH. Level and volume of neonatal intensive care and mortality in very-low-birth-weight infants. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2165-75
Reviewers: Bernaola Aponte G1, Aparicio Rodrigo M2.
1Máster en Epidemiología Clínica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Suárez Angamos. Lima. Perú.
2 Centro de Salud Entreví­as. Área 1. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Guillermo Bernaola Aponte. Email: guiber0307@hotmail.com
Reception date: 28/07/2007
Acceptance date: 18/08/2007
Publication date: 01/09/2007

How to cite this article

Bernaola Aponte G, Aparicio Sánchez JL. Los recién nacidos de muy bajo peso al nacer nacidos en centros que disponen de unidades neonatales de mayor nivel y con mayor volumen de pacientes presentan una menor mortalidad. Evid Pediatr. 2007;3:78.

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  2. Phibbs CS, Bronstein JM, Buxton E, Phibbs RH. The Effect of Patient Volume and Level of Care at the Hospital of Birth on Neonatal Mortality. JAMA. 1996;276:1054-9.
  3. Schieve LA, Handler A. Preterm Delivery and Perinatal Death Among Black and White Infants in a Chicago-Area Perinatal Registry. Obstet Gynecol. 1996;88:356-63.
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