prolonging hospital stay with consideration of underlying risk factors and determining the
mortality rates and its association with infections. Methods An electronic database
developed from a continuous prospective targeted infection surveillance program was used
in the study. Data were collected from 2009 to 2012 in five Polish tertiary academic neonatal
intensive care units (NICUs). The length of stay (LOS) of 2,003 very low birth weight (VLBW) …