Journal Club - Are We Too Busy? NICU Strain and Adverse Outcomes
The Incubator Channel · 15 Jan 2026 · 22 min
Summary
Ben and Daphna review a retrospective cohort study from the Journal of Perinatology on whether NICU capacity strain, measured by census and acuity on admission day, is associated with neonatal mortality and morbidity. They discuss the adjusted findings and why unit workload should be treated as a patient safety metric.
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