Readmissions among NICU graduates: Who, when and why?

Semin Perinatol. 2020 Jun;44(4):151245. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151245. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

Abstract

Readmission amongst previous neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) graduates, especially for preterm infants, is common and remains a significant risk for these infants beyond the neonatal period. This review explores risk factors for readmissions, common reasons for requiring rehospitalization and explores opportunities for improving the transition from discharge to home with the ultimate goal of reducing readmissions for these high risk infants.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight
  • Bronchiolitis / epidemiology
  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / epidemiology
  • Dehydration / epidemiology
  • Ethnicity
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / epidemiology
  • Gestational Age
  • Health Care Costs
  • Humans
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Insurance, Health
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
  • Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data
  • Jaundice / epidemiology
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • Medicaid
  • Patient Discharge
  • Patient Readmission / economics
  • Patient Readmission / statistics & numerical data*
  • Patient Transfer
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Determinants of Health / statistics & numerical data
  • Time Factors
  • United States