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PA.03 EFFECT OF A NEONATAL OUTREACH TEAM ON DISCHARGE OF PREMATURE BABIES FROM A SPECIAL CARE BABY UNIT
E. Wood2, K. Turnock1, M. E. Campbell1. 1NICU, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, 2Neonatal Outreach Team, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Background: Length of stay is used as a performance measure in healthcare. Length of stay for preterm babies is determined by physiological maturity; however, the ultimate discharge day may be affected by availability of community support.
Aims: To audit the impact of a nurse-led 7-day neonatal outreach team (ORT) on discharge weight and discharge delay in babies on the special care baby unit (SCBU) at St Thomas’ Hospital.
Methods: We prospectively audited all SCBU admissions <36 weeks’ gestation between 1 January and 31 March 2005 and in 2007 after the establishment of the ORT. Birthweight, gestational age, discharge weight and discharge delay were documented. Delay was defined as a 24-hour period when the baby no longer required either
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