- Original Article
- Neonatology (Perinatology)
- The impact of a quality improvement effort in reducing admission hypothermia in preterm infants following delivery
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Han Saem Choi, Soon Min Lee, Hoseon Eun, Minsoo Park, Kook-In Park, Ran Namgung
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2018;61(8):239-244. Published online August 15, 2018
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Purpose: Hypothermia at admission is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in preterm infants. We performed a quality improvement (QI) effort to determine the impact of a decrease in admission hypothermia in preterm infants.
Methods: The study enrolled very low birth weight (VLBW) infants born at Gangnam Severance Hospital between January 2013 and December 2016. This multidisciplinary QI effort included the... |
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