"Quality improvement initiatives in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for improved care outcomes- a review of evidence"

Abstract

Although there has been a considerable reduction in the number of neonatal deaths in NICUs during the last two decades, the management of critically ill infants who are continuously exposed to various risk factors has remained a matter of major concern. Exposure to these stressors has a detrimental effect on the growth and neurodevelopment of critically ill preterm infants. As most of these causes are preventable, it is important to adopt proven quality improvement initiatives in order to improve neonatal care outcomes. The objective of this review is to identify the recent available evidence on the proven quality improvement initiatives in the NICU to improve neonatal health care outcomes.