In the past 3 decades, quality improvement methodology has often been employed in
medicine to improve patient outcomes. Neonatal medicine has seen an increase in …

Objective To evaluate outcome trends of neonates born very preterm in 11 high-income
countries participating in the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes of neonates …

Aim Nosocomial infections (NI) in neonates are associated with prolonged hospitalisation,
adverse neurodevelopmental outcome and high mortality. Over the past decade, numerous …

Background: Data regarding the incidence and mortality of necrotizing enterocolitis trends
are scarce in the literature. Recently, some preventive strategies have been confirmed …

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children
younger than 5 years. We report the changes in neonatal outcomes and care practices …

Acquired brain injury remains common in very preterm infants and is associated with
significant risks for short-and long-term morbidities. Cranial ultrasound has been widely …

Objective To evaluate epidemiology and outcomes among very preterm infants (< 32 weeks'
gestation) with culture-positive and culture-negative late-onset sepsis (LOS). Design Cohort …

Objective Provide a progress report updating our long-term quality improvement
collaboration focused on major morbidity reduction in extremely premature infants 23–27 …

Background Use of bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has generated
considerable interest in neonatal care, but its comparative effectiveness compared with …

The burden of late onset sepsis (LOS) and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains high for
newborns in low-and high-income countries. Very preterm born infants born below 32 weeks …