Academic Journal
Deregionalization of Neonatal Intensive Care in Urban Areas ...
| العنوان: | Deregionalization of Neonatal Intensive Care in Urban Areas ... |
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| المؤلفون: | Howell, Embry M, Richardson, Douglas, Ginsburg, Paul, Foot, Barbara |
| بيانات النشر: | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland |
| سنة النشر: | 2002 |
| المجموعة: | DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Policy, Prenatal & Pediatric Health, Practice, Research, deregionalization, neonatal intensive care, urban areas |
| الوصف: | Objectives. This report describes the extent of deregionalization of neonatal intensive care in urban areas of the United States in the 1980s and 1990s and the factors associated with it. Methods. We conducted a 15-year retrospective analysis of secondary data from US metropolitan statistical areas. Primary outcome measures are number of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, number of NICU hospitals, and number of small NICUs. Results. Growth in the supply of NICU care has outpaced the need. During the study period (1980-1995), the number of hospitals grew by 99%, the number of NICU beds by 138%, and the number of neonatologists by 268%. In contrast, the growth in needed bed days was only 84%. Of greater concern, the number of beds in small NICU facilities continues to grow. Local regulatory and practice characteristics are important in explaining this growth. Conclusions. Local policymakers should examine the factors that facilitate the proliferation of services, especially the development of small ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| DOI: | 10.13016/teiu-cfvr |
| الاتاحة: | https://dx.doi.org/10.13016/teiu-cfvr http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/22459 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.98B65DE7 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.13016/teiu-cfvr |
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