Publications by authors named "Susan C Gage"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a common chronic respiratory issue in infants, particularly those born preterm, highlighting the lack of consistent clinical care guidelines.
- - A survey of 27 BPD programs revealed significant variability in outpatient care, including referral processes, services offered, follow-up echocardiograms, and discharge criteria.
- - The authors advocate for the creation of comprehensive clinical guidelines for BPD, similar to those for asthma and cystic fibrosis, to standardize care and potentially improve long-term health outcomes.
Importance: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains a serious morbidity in very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants (<1500 g). Deregionalization of neonatal care has resulted in an increasing number of VLBW infants treated in community hospitals with unknown impact on the development of BPD.
Objective: To identify individual risk factors for BPD development and hospital variation of BPD rates across all levels of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) within the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative.