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Table 3 Admission temperature distribution among VLBW infants in pre-QI, and post- QI phases

From: A standardized implementation of multicenter quality improvement program of very low birth weight newborns could significantly reduce admission hypothermia and improve outcomes

 

Pre-QI phase

Post-QI phase

 

P*

(N = 270)

Initial bundle (2019.1–3) n = 61

PDSA1 (2019.4–5) n = 46

PDSA2 (2019.6–8) n = 64

PDSA3 (2019.9–2020.3) n = 159

PDSA4 (2020.4–12) n = 150

ALL N = 480

 

Temperature, mean \(\pm\) SD

35.5 \(\pm\) 0.7

36.1 \(\pm\) 0.7

36.2 \(\pm\) 0.5

36.0 \(\pm\) 0.7

35.9 \(\pm\) 0.7

36.2 \(\pm\) 0.6

36.0 \(\pm\) 0.6

 < 0.001

AH, n (%)

259(95.9)

46(75..4)

32(69.6)

50(78.1)

126(79.2)

88(58.6)

342(71.3)

 < 0.001

AMSH, n (%)

185(68.5)

9(14.8)

10(21.7)

19(29.7)

68(42.8)

38(25.3)

144(30.0)

 < 0.001

Normothermia, n (%)

11(4.1)

14(23.0)

14(30.4)

14(21.9)

32(20.1)

61(40.7)

136(28.3)

 < 0.001

Hyperthermia, n (%)

0(0.0)

1(1.6)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(0.7)

2(0.4)

0.288

  1. Data are presented as the mean \(\pm\) SD or n (%); Abbreviations: QI Quality improvement, PDSA Plan-do -study-act, SD standard deviations, AH Admission temperature, < 36.5℃; AMSH Admission moderate/severe temperature, < 36℃
  2. * Independent-samples T test or Chi-Square test for pre-QI(n = 270) and post-QI phases(n = 480) comparison
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