Original classification | Source of definition | Categories of care | Neonatal units | Cot days in the sample |
---|---|---|---|---|
BPA 1984 | BPA 1984a (without high dependency category) | IC SC NC | 4 | |
BPA 1984b (with high dependency category) | IC HD SC NC | 5 | ||
Oxford Region SCBU Workload study | IC SC NC | 6 | ||
SE Thames Region Neonatal Audit | 1 2 3 (IC) | 7 | ||
4 5 (SC) | ||||
6 (NC) | ||||
West Midlands Region | A B (IC) | 1 | ||
C D (SC) | ||||
E (NC) | ||||
BAPM 1991 | BAPM 1991a | IC1 IC2 SC NC | 1 | |
BAPM 1991 | BAPM 1991b | IC, HD, SC | 1 | |
4178 | ||||
NNN | Northern Region | A B (HD) | 17 | 2303 |
C D (LD) | ||||
Total in care level comparison | 42 | 6481 | ||
Other units: excluded from validation study as they lacked routine data on level of care | 15 | 3873 | ||
Total | 57 | 10354 |
IC intensive care; HD high dependency; LD low dependency; SC special care; NC normal care.