Relationship of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Rates to Adoption of Prevention Practices in US Neonatal Intensive Care Units
dc.contributor.author | Gephart, Sheila M | |
dc.contributor.author | Quinn, Megan C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-30T23:19:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-30T23:19:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gephart, S. M., & Quinn, M. C. (2019). Relationship of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Rates to Adoption of Prevention Practices in US Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Advances in Neonatal Care, 19(4), 321-332. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-0903 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30893097 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000592 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/634043 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Applying quality improvement methods has reduced necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in some neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) by 40% to 90%. Purpose: This study was conducted to (1) examine relationships between adoption of prevention practices using the NEC-Zero adherence score and NEC rates, and (2) describe implementation strategies NICUs use to prevent NEC. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational study was completed among US quality improvement-focused NICUs. Relationships of the NEC-Zero adherence score to NEC rates were examined. Subgroup analyses explored relationships of a human milk adherence subscore and differences between high NEC rate (>= 8%) and low NEC rate (<= 2%) NICUs. Results: NICUs (N = 76) ranged in size from 18 to 114 beds. The mean adherence score was 7.3 (standard deviation = 1.7; range, 3-10). The 10-point adherence score was not related to the NEC rate. The human milk subscore related to lower NEC rates (Rho = -0.26, P = .049), as was colostrum for oral care (Rho = -0.27, P = .032). The units that used a feeding protocol showed higher NEC rates (Rho = 0.27, P = .03), although very few addressed the use of effective implementation strategies to track adherence or to ensure consistency among clinicians. The units that used colostrum for oral care were more likely to adopt strategies to limit inappropriate antibiotic exposure (Rho = 0.34, P = .003). Implications for Practice: Broader use of evidence-based implementation strategies could bolster delivery of NEC prevention practices. Maternal lactation support is paramount. Implications for Research: Future studies are needed to identify how individual clinicians deliver prevention practices, to find the extent to which this relates to overall delivery of prevention, and to study effects of bundles on NEC outcomes. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program [72114]; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [K08HS022908]; Pacific Southwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2019 by The National Association of Neonatal Nurses. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | adherence score | en_US |
dc.subject | breastfeeding | en_US |
dc.subject | human milk | en_US |
dc.subject | human milk expression | en_US |
dc.subject | implementation strategy | en_US |
dc.subject | necrotizing enterocolitis | en_US |
dc.subject | NEC-Zero | en_US |
dc.subject | quality improvement | en_US |
dc.subject | variations | en_US |
dc.subject | very low birth-weight infant | en_US |
dc.title | Relationship of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Rates to Adoption of Prevention Practices in US Neonatal Intensive Care Units | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Univ Arizona, Coll Nursing, Community & Hlth Syst Sci Div | en_US |
dc.identifier.journal | ADVANCES IN NEONATAL CARE | en_US |
dc.description.note | 12 month embargo; published online: 31 August 2019 | en_US |
dc.description.collectioninformation | This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu. | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Final accepted manuscript | en_US |
dc.source.journaltitle | Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses |