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)