Datapoints collected to determine dependency level
| Collected once | |
| 1. | Birth date |
| 2. | Birth weight |
| 3. | Gestation |
| Collected daily | |
| 4. | Date |
| 5. | Most recent weight |
| 6. | Fio2 |
| and the following yes/no fields | |
| 7. | Ventilated in the past 24 hours? |
| 8. | CPAP in the last 24 hours? |
| 9. | Chest drain? |
| 10. | Arterial line? |
| 11. | Tracheostomy? |
| 12. | Receiving IV fluids other than parenteral nutrition? |
| 13. | Receiving parenteral nutrition? |
| 14. | Receiving tube feeds? |
| 15. | Receiving oral feeds? |
| 16. | Has a stoma? |
| 17. | Receiving inotropes? |
| 18. | Received volume expansion more than 3 times in past 24 hours? |
| 19. | Receiving prostaglandin infusion? |
| 20. | Undergoing peritoneal dialysis? |
| 21. | Received exchange transfusion in the past 24 hours? |
| 22. | Continuous monitoring? |
| 23. | Regular blood glucose measurements? |
| 24. | Receiving intravenous antibiotics? |
| 25. | Being barrier nursed? |
| 26. | Receiving phototherapy? |
| 27. | Apnoea requiring stimulation >5 times in 8 hours or IPPV >2 times in 24 hours? |
| 28. | Apnoea requiring stimulation <5 times in 8 hours or IPPV⩽2 times in past 24 hours? |
| 29. | Having convulsions? |
| 30. | Experiencing drug withdrawal? |
| 31. | Receiving terminal care? |
| 32. | Day of death? |
| 33. | Pre-operative (major emergency surgery)? |
| 34. | <24 hours post minor surgery? |
| 35. | Major surgery in past 24 hours? |
| 36. | >48 hours postoperative but still requiring complex nursing? |
| 37. | Nurse transfer in past 24 hours? |
| 38. | Doctor and nurse transfer in past 24 hours? |
CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; IV, intravenous; IPPV, intermittent positive pressure ventilation.