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Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units
OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of single family room (SFR) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) designs, questions regarding patient medical progress and relative patient safety were explored. Addressing these questions would be of value to hospital staff, administrators and designers alike. STUDY D...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070087/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21072040 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2010.120 |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of single family room (SFR) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) designs, questions regarding patient medical progress and relative patient safety were explored. Addressing these questions would be of value to hospital staff, administrators and designers alike. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective study documented, by means of Institution Review Board-approved protocols, the progress of patients in two contrasting NICU designs. Noise levels, illumination and air quality measurements were included to define the two NICU physical environments. RESULT: Infants in the SFR unit had fewer apneic events, reduced nosocomial sepsis and mortality, as well as earlier transitions to enteral nutrition. More mothers sustained stage III lactation, and more infants were discharged breastfeeding in the SFR. CONCLUSION: This study showed the SFR to be more conducive to family-centered care, and to enhance infant medical progress and breastfeeding success over that of an open ward. |
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spelling | pubmed-30700872011-04-08 Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units Domanico, R Davis, D K Coleman, F Davis, B O J Perinatol Original Article OBJECTIVE: To test the efficacy of single family room (SFR) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) designs, questions regarding patient medical progress and relative patient safety were explored. Addressing these questions would be of value to hospital staff, administrators and designers alike. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective study documented, by means of Institution Review Board-approved protocols, the progress of patients in two contrasting NICU designs. Noise levels, illumination and air quality measurements were included to define the two NICU physical environments. RESULT: Infants in the SFR unit had fewer apneic events, reduced nosocomial sepsis and mortality, as well as earlier transitions to enteral nutrition. More mothers sustained stage III lactation, and more infants were discharged breastfeeding in the SFR. CONCLUSION: This study showed the SFR to be more conducive to family-centered care, and to enhance infant medical progress and breastfeeding success over that of an open ward. Nature Publishing Group 2011-04 2010-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3070087/ /pubmed/21072040 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2010.120 Text en Copyright © 2010 Nature America, Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Original Article Domanico, R Davis, D K Coleman, F Davis, B O Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
title | Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
title_full | Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
title_fullStr | Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
title_full_unstemmed | Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
title_short | Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
title_sort | documenting the nicu design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070087/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21072040 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2010.120 |
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