Table 2 Organizational characteristics of neonatal critical care services
Total | NICU size (No. of beds) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 117) | 1–20(n = 23) | 21–50(n = 47) | 51–100(n = 27) | > 100(n = 20) | ||
Admissions in year 2011* | 1520 (983–3131) | 453 (373–758) | 1256 (1110–1573) | 2739 (2012–3393) | 4886 (4014–5557) | < 0.01 |
Admissions per bed* | 33.1 (26.2–44.2) | 38.4 (24.1–47.4) | 34.2 (29.4–44.4) | 33.0 (24.7–50.0) | 29.4 (22.2–39.6) | 0.403 |
No. of doctors* | 15 (10–21) | 8 (5–14) | 13 (9–15) | 17 (14–20) | 26 (21–37) | < 0.01 |
Doctor/bed* | 0.29 (0.21–0.45) | 0.60 (0.40–1.05) | 0.31 (0.26–0.44) | 0.23 (0.18–0.28) | 0.17 (0.15–0.23) | < 0.01 |
No. of nurses* | 34 (24–54) | 18 (12–24) | 29 (25–36) | 49 (40–62) | 91 (70–118) | < 0.01 |
Nurse/bed* | 0.77 (0.58–1.05) | 1.20 (0.93–2.33) | 0.87 (0.62–1.07) | 0.65 (0.50–0.81) | 0.58 (0.41–0.74) | < 0.01 |