The impact of a quality improvement effort in reducing admission hypothermia in preterm infants following delivery

• Main Authors: Han Saem Choi (Author), Soon Min Lee (Author), Hoseon Eun (Author), Minsoo Park (Author), Kook-In Park (Author), Ran Namgung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Hypothermia at admission is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in preterm infants. We performed a quality improvement (QI) effort to determine the impact of a decrease in admission hypothermia in preterm infants. Methods The study enrolled very low birth weight (VLBW) infants...