Quality improvement in the golden hour for premature infants: a scoping review

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Characteristic of included studies

References	Duration	Country	Size	GA/BW	Study design	Primary outcomes	Long-term outcomes
Croop et al. [32]	2012.01-2017.03	USA	294	<27week	Retrospective-prospective cohort	Admission temperatures, Serum glucose concentration, Time to completion of stabilization	Severe IVH, BPD, ROP requiring treatment
Peleg et al. [17]	2015.09-2017.03	Israel	388	≤ 32^+ 6week	Retrospective case- control	Admission temperatures, Serum glucose concentration	Severe IVH, BPD, LOS, NEC, mortality
Harriman et al. [33]	NR (9month)	USA	24	≤ 32week	Before/after	Admission temperatures, Time to completion of stabilization	NR
Ashmeade et al. [18]	2007.12-2011.06	USA	295	≤ 28week or ≤ 1000 g	Before/after	Admission temperatures, Serum glucose concentration	Severe IVH, BPD, ROP requiring treatment, LOS, NEC, mortality
Lambeth et al. [34]	2013.05-2014.08	USA	155	<1500 g	Before/after	Admission temperatures, Serum glucose concentration	NR
Vergales et al. [21]	2008.06-2012.12	USA	152	<27week	Before/after	Admission temperatures	Severe IVH, BPD, mortality
Reuter et al. [19]	2011.07-2013.07	USA	72	≤ 29week or <1000 g	Retrospective cohort	Admission temperatures	Severe IVH, BPD, NEC, PDA, mortality
Castrodale et al. [20]	2008.05-2011.12	USA	225	<28week	Retrospective cohort	Admission temperatures, Serum glucose concentration	NR
Wallingford et al. [31]	2011.03-2011.09	USA	49	<33week	Before/after	Admission temperatures, Time to completion of stabilization	BPD
Reynolds et al. [35]	1999.01-2008.01	USA	1439	<32week or<1500 g	Before/after	Admission temperatures	BPD, ROP requiring treatment

GA: gestational age, BW: birth weight, NR: not reported
BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; NEC: Necrotizing enterocolitis; PMA: postmenstrual age; IVH: intraventricular hemorrhage; ROP: retinopathy of prematurity; LOS: late-onset sepsis; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus

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