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Outcomes and care practices for preterm infants born at less than 33 weeks’ gestation: a quality-improvement study
Shoo K. Lee, Marc Beltempo, Douglas D. McMillan, Mary Seshia, Nalini Singhal, Kimberly Dow, Khalid Aziz, Bruno Piedboeuf and Prakesh S. Shah; on behalf of the Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality Investigators
CMAJ January 27, 2020 192 (4) E81-E91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.190940
Shoo K. Lee
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBBS PhDMarc Beltempo
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDDouglas D. McMillan
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDMary Seshia
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBChBNalini Singhal
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDKimberly Dow
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDKhalid Aziz
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBBS MEdBruno Piedboeuf
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MDPrakesh S. Shah
Department of Pediatrics and Maternal–Infant Care Research Centre (Lee), Sinai Health System; Departments of Pediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Lee), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Beltempo), Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.; Department of Pediatrics (McMillan), IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (Seshia), Winnipeg Children’s Hospital and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary (Singhal), Calgary, Alta.; Department of Paediatrics/Neonatology (Dow), Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Pediatrics (Aziz), Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Pediatrics (Piedboeuf), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Pediatrics, Sinai Health System (Shah); Department of Pediatrics, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Shah), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Outcomes and care practices for preterm infants born at less than 33 weeks’ gestation: a quality-improvement study
Shoo K. Lee, Marc Beltempo, Douglas D. McMillan, Mary Seshia, Nalini Singhal, Kimberly Dow, Khalid Aziz, Bruno Piedboeuf, Prakesh S. Shah
CMAJ Jan 2020, 192 (4) E81-E91; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190940
Outcomes and care practices for preterm infants born at less than 33 weeks’ gestation: a quality-improvement study
Shoo K. Lee, Marc Beltempo, Douglas D. McMillan, Mary Seshia, Nalini Singhal, Kimberly Dow, Khalid Aziz, Bruno Piedboeuf, Prakesh S. Shah
CMAJ Jan 2020, 192 (4) E81-E91; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.190940
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