Hospital Variation in Mortality and Failure to Rescue after Surgery for High-Risk Neonatal Diagnoses

CONCLUSIONS: Significant variation in neonatal hospital mortality for high-risk diagnoses does not appear to be explained by hospital structural characteristics. Rather, difference in FTR suggests quality improvement interventions targeting early recognition and management of postoperative complications could improve surgical quality and safety for high-risk neonatal care.PMID:37844560 | DOI:10.1159/000533825

Source: Neonatology - October 16, 2023 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Steven C Mehl Jorge I Portuondo Yao Tian Mehul V Raval Alice King Kristy L Rialon Adam M Vogel David E Wesson Sohail R Shah Nader N Massarweh Source Type: research