Quality improvement project designed to reduce disproportionate growth in extremely low gestational age neonates: cognitive neurodevelopmental outcome at 18–41 months

Jordan D. Reis, Kristine Tolentino-Plata, Roy Heyne, L. Steven Brown, Charles R. Rosenfeld, Maria Caraig, Patti J. Burchfield, Luc P. Brion

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Abstract

Objective: To assess if the adjusted odds of low composite cognitive Bayley-III scores changed after implementing a single-institution quality improvement (QI) project designed to decrease discharge Z-scores for weight, body mass index (BMI), and weight-for-length, but not length or fronto-occipital circumference (FOC) in infants 23–28 weeks gestational age (GA). Methods: Compare Bayley-III outcomes at ≥18 months corrected age (postnatal age adjusted for prematurity) in infants tested before (Epoch-1) and after (Epoch-2) QI implementation. Results: Bayley testing was available in 134/156 infants (86%) in Epoch-1 and 139/175 (79%) in Epoch-2. There was no change in frequency of low (<85) cognitive score (p = 0.5) or in median cognitive scores (80 in Epoch-1 vs. 85 Epoch-2, p = 0.35). The adjusted odds of low cognitive scores was not different between Epochs. Conclusion: No change in cognitive outcome at ≥18 months corrected age was observed after implementing a QI project designed to reduce discharge weight-for-length disproportion in very preterm infants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1050-1058
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Perinatology
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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