All Care is Brain Care: Neuro-Focused Quality Improvement in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Clin Perinatol
; 50(2): 399-420, 2023 06.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37201988
ABSTRACT
Neonates requiring intensive care are in a critical period of brain development that coincides with the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization, placing these infants at high risk of brain injury and long-term neurodevelopmental impairment. Care in the NICU has the potential to be both harmful and protective to the developing brain. Neuro-focused quality improvement efforts address 3 main pillars of neuroprotective care prevention of acquired injury, protection of normal maturation, and promotion of a positive environment. Despite challenges in measurement, many centers have shown success with consistent implementation of best and potentially better practices that may improve markers of brain health and neurodevelopment.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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Quality Improvement
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Perinatol
Year:
2023
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Article
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