Medical audit in neonatal care.
A system of medical audit on a neonatal unit based on the primary reason for admission may be used alongside the more conventional type of audit of mortality and morbidity by birthweight and gestation using a diagnostic classification of disease. The method provides a more accurate description of all babies admitted to a neonatal unit and thus a more comprehensive measure of work undertaken.
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000628:therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008485:Medical Audit; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications; D011247:Pregnancy