NYMC Faculty Publications
Title
Habilitation of Very Preterm Infants at a Post Acute Care Inpatient Rehabilitation (PACIR) Center after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Discharge
First Page
53
Last Page
60
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2019
Department
Pediatrics
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether Post-Acute Care Inpatient Rehabilitation (PACIR) admission after NICU stay affects the total length of stay (LOS) of very preterm (VPT: =30 weeks of gestation) infants. METHODS: A retrospective case control study of VPT infants d/c'd from the NICU at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital (MFCH) to either a PACIR (Blythedale Children's Hospital: BH) for convalescent care (cases) or directly home (controls). RESULTS: 35 cases and 70 controls. Total LOS (MFCH + BH) was longer for cases [196 vs. 97 days]. At the time of d/c from MFCH, Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) amongst cases were greater than controls, however, became similar at the time of home d/c. The majority of cases achieved habilitation goals at the PACIR. CONCLUSIONS: Although LOS was longer for patients transferred to a PACIR, habilitation at BH Hospital reduced the SHCN at the time of home d/c amongst cases.
Recommended Citation
Singh, M., Parvez, B., Banquet, A., & Kase, J. (2019). Habilitation of Very Preterm Infants at a Post Acute Care Inpatient Rehabilitation (PACIR) Center after Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Discharge. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 22 (1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2018.1437841