Implementation of a Consensus-Based Discharge Protocol for Preterm Infants With Lung Disease

Description

The researchers have worked to create consensus recommendations among national efforts to help with the transition and coordination of care for preterm infants with lung disease around discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit to home. This study looks to evaluate implementation of the recommendations at Boston Children's Hospital and referring NICU's (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital). Specifically, the research team will be looking at follow-up rates, healthcare utilization, and parental satisfaction/feedback with implementation of these guidelines.

Conditions

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The researchers have worked to create consensus recommendations among national efforts to help with the transition and coordination of care for preterm infants with lung disease around discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit to home. This study looks to evaluate implementation of the recommendations at Boston Children's Hospital and referring NICU's (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital). Specifically, the research team will be looking at follow-up rates, healthcare utilization, and parental satisfaction/feedback with implementation of these guidelines.

Implementation of a Consensus-Based Discharge Protocol for Preterm Infants With Lung Disease

Implementation of a Consensus-Based Discharge Protocol for Preterm Infants With Lung Disease

Condition
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Preterm infants born \<32 weeks with at least mild BPD, defined as 28 days of respiratory support after birth.
  • * Efforts will be made to include a mix of infants with mild, moderate, and severe BPD, including infants discharged on oxygen.
  • * Discharge to a location other than home.
  • * Infants with other congenital disease (cardiac, genetic, neurological) thought to contribute significantly to their respiratory disease.

Ages Eligible for Study

0 Days to 1 Year

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Boston Children's Hospital,

Jonathan Levin, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston Children's Hospital

Study Record Dates

2025-11