Table 3.
Outcomes of infants in the QI intervention group compared with historical controls
| Pre-QI (n=235) | Post-QI (n=295) | P value* | |
| Mortality | 38 (16.1) | 26 (8.8) | 0.01 |
| Pulmonary haemorrhage | 22 (9.4) | 20 (6.8) | NS |
| BPD | 28 (11.9) | 28 (9.5) | NS |
| IVH | 31 (13.2) | 38 (12.9) | NS |
| NEC | 13 (5.5) | 14 (4.7) | NS |
| LOS | 87 (37.0) | 90 (30.5) | NS |
| ROP | 18 (7.7) | 19 (6.4) | NS |
Data are presented as the mean or n (%).
Although the numbers were small, one infant (0.3%) in the intervention group had admission hypothermia (table 1).
*χ2 test.
BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; IVH, intraventricular haemorrhage; LOS, late-onset neonatal sepsis; NEC, necrotising enterocolitis; NS, not significant; QI, quality improvement; ROP, retinopathy of prematurity.