NASCAR pit-stop model improves delivery room and admission efficiency and outcomes for infants <27 weeks’ gestation

Abstract Aim To evaluate a new process based on teamwork in a manner similar to the race car pit stop on organization and efficiency during the “Golden Hours” for extremely preterm infants. Methods A team designed an improved process focused on checklists, preparation, assigning roles, and best prac...

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Published in:Resuscitation 2015-07, Vol.92, p.7-13
Main Authors: Vergales, Brooke D, Dwyer, Elisabeth J, Wilson, Sarah M, Nicholson, Evelyn A, Nauman, Rachel C, Jin, Li, Sinkin, Robert A, Kaufman, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Delivery Rooms - standards
Emergency
Extremely preterm infants
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - epidemiology
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal - standards
Intensive Care, Neonatal - organization & administration
Male
Neonatology
Patient Admission - standards
Pregnancy
Quality Improvement
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate - trends
Virginia - epidemiology
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Summary:Abstract Aim To evaluate a new process based on teamwork in a manner similar to the race car pit stop on organization and efficiency during the “Golden Hours” for extremely preterm infants. Methods A team designed an improved process focused on checklists, preparation, assigning roles, and best practices, for the care of infants
ISSN:0300-9572
1873-1570
DOI:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.03.022