Practice changes implemented by participating sites during the intervention years
| Practice change groups, categorized by outcome | No. of sites |
|---|---|
| Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | |
| Use of T-piece resuscitator | 7 |
| Enhancing or ensuring early use of continuous positive airway pressure | 5 |
| Controlled oxygen use or review of oxygen saturation | 5 |
| Early use of surfactant and/or early extubation | 5 |
| Ventilator weaning algorithm | 3 |
| Prophylactic surfactant | 1 |
| Severe neurologic injury | |
| Delayed cord clamping | 7 |
| Use of antenatal magnesium sulphate | 4 |
| Minimal use of volume expanders | 1 |
| Minimal use of inotropes | 1 |
| Retinopathy of prematurity | |
| Controlled oxygen use | 11 |
| Improved screening protocol | 1 |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis | |
| Feeding guidelines | 11 |
| Early feeding | 5 |
| Use of donor milk | 4 |
| Colostrum or enhanced expressed breast milk | 3 |
| Early total parenteral nutrition | 2 |
| Hold enteral feeds during erythrocyte transfusion | 2 |
| Nosocomial infection | |
| Central line management, bundle | 13 |
| Hand hygiene | 10 |
| Central line management, single intervention only | 9 |
| Education, audit, team-building | 6 |
| Reduce skin breaks | 5 |
| Skin-to-skin care | 4 |
| Checklist for central lines | 3 |