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Term: Neonatal Special Care Unit (SCU) / Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Admission
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2012-11-05
Definition:
A live born baby was considered to have a neonatal SCU / NICU admission if there was any admission to a SCU / NICU during the birth hospitalization, which was noted by the presence of the SCU unit = 50 (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)) or SCU unit = 98.
Related concepts
- Identifying Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Episodes in the Hospital Abstracts Data
- Maternal and Newborn Health Status Indicators
Related terms
- Breastfeeding Initiation
- Large-for-gestational-age (LGA)
- Neonatal
- Preterm Birth
- Small-for-gestational-age (SGA)
- Special Care Unit (SCU)
References
- Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
Term used in
- Ruth C, Brownell M, Isbister J, MacWilliam L, Gammon H, Singal D, Soodeen R, McGowan K, Kulbaba C, Boriskewich E. Long-Term Outcomes Of Manitoba's Insight Mentoring Program: A Comparative Statistical Analysis . Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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