Open AccessQuantifying the variation in neonatal transport referral patterns using network analysis
Author(s) -
Sarah N. Kunz,
Daniel Helkey,
Marinka Žitnik,
Ciaran S. Phibbs,
Joseph Rigdon,
John A.F. Zupancic,
Jochen Profit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1476-5543
pISSN - 0743-8346
DOI - 10.1038/s41372-021-01091-w
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , context (archaeology) , modularity (biology) , gestational age , pediatrics , transfer (computing) , emergency medicine , computer science , family medicine , pregnancy , geography , archaeology , biology , parallel computing , genetics
Regionalized care reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the association of patient characteristics with quantitative differences in neonatal transport networks.