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Do small baby units improve extremely premature infant outcomes? by Kaempf, Joseph W., Gautham, Kanekal

“…Increasing numbers of neonatal intensive care units have formed small baby units or small baby teams with the intention to optimize care of extremely premature…”
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Extremely premature birth bioethical decision-making supported by dialogics and pragmatism by Kaempf, Joseph W, Moore, Gregory P

“…Moral values in healthcare range widely between interest groups and are principally subjective. Disagreements diminish dialogue and marginalize alternative…”
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The Triple Aim Quality Improvement Gold Standard Illustrated as Extremely Premature Infant Care by Kaempf, Joseph W, Wang, Lian, Dunn, Michael

“…The Triple Aim is widely regarded as the quality improvement gold standard that enhances population health, lowers costs, and betters individual care. There…”
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Extremely premature birth, informed written consent, and the Greek ideal of sophrosyne by Kaempf, Joseph W., Dirksen, Kevin

“…Most extremely premature infants die in the intensive care unit or suffer significant neurologic impairment. Many therapies result in unhealthy consequences,…”
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Sustained quality improvement collaboration and composite morbidity reduction in extremely low gestational age newborns by Kaempf, Joseph W., Morris, Mindy, Austin, June, Steffen, Eileen, Wang, Lian, Dunn, Michael

“…Aim Continuous quality improvement has failed to consistently reduce morbidities in extremely low gestational age newborns 23–27 weeks. 10 Vermont Oxford…”
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The Birth of Tragedy? Extremely Premature Births and Shared Decision-Making by Kaempf, Joseph W., Dirksen, Kevin M.

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Aletheia—20 unconcealed observations from quality improvement and evidence-based medicine by Kaempf, Joseph W., Suresh, Gautham

“…Quality improvement (QI) and evidence-based medicine (EBM) activities ideally generate value (benefit/cost). Physicians and hospitals vary in ability to…”
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The Ethics and Practice of Periviability Care by Vidaeff, Alex C, Kaempf, Joseph W

“…Since the 1960s, the gestational age at which premature infants typically survive has decreased by approximately one week per decade [...]…”
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Extremely premature infants, scarcity and the COVID‐19 pandemic by Kaempf, Joseph W., Dirksen, Kevin M., Kockler, Nicholas J.

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Shared decision‐making, value pluralism and the zone of parental discretion by Kaempf, Joseph W., Kockler, Nicholas, Tomlinson, Mark W.

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Discontinuation of Car Seat Tolerance Screening and Postdischarge Adverse Outcomes in Infants Born Preterm by Braun, David, Kaempf, Joseph W., Ho, Ngoc J., Nguyen, Marielle H., Passi, Rohit, Burgos, Anthony E., Volodarskiy, Marianna, Villosis, Maria Fe B., Gupta, Mandhir, Habeshian, Talar S., Tam, Henry K., Litam, Kevin B., Hong, Quinn L., Dong, Calvin C., Getahun, Darios

“…To study the association between discontinuing predischarge car seat tolerance screening (CSTS) with 30-day postdischarge adverse outcomes in infants born…”
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Counseling Pregnant Women Who May Deliver Extremely Premature Infants: Medical Care Guidelines, Family Choices, and Neonatal Outcomes by Kaempf, Joseph W, Tomlinson, Mark W, Campbell, Betty, Ferguson, Linda, Stewart, Valerie T

“…The justification of neonatal intensive care for extremely premature infants is contentious and of considerable importance. The goal of this report is to…”
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Periviability in a Pandemic: Good Ethics Still Considered Essential by Dirksen, Kevin M., Kaempf, Joseph W., Kockler, Nicholas J.

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Promoting children’s rights to health and well-being in the United States by Chapman, Audrey R., Brunelli, Luca, Forman, Lisa, Kaempf, Joseph

“…The United States has a highly sophisticated pediatric healthcare system and spends more than any other country per capita on children’s healthcare. However,…”
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Overdiagnosis of Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia: A Natural Experiment in Quality Improvement Fundamentals by Stirling, Kara J, Kaempf, Joseph W, Wang, Lian, Luzzi, Veronica I, McDonald, John V

“…Two hospitals noted increased newborn hyperbilirubinemia coinciding with an undisclosed total serum bilirubin (TSB) assay change. Clinicians rapidly applied…”
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NICU Practices and Outcomes Associated With 9 Years of Quality Improvement Collaboratives by PAYNE, Nathaniel R, FINKELSTEIN, Marsha J, MEIXIA LIU, KAEMPF, Joseph W, SHAREK, Paul J, OLSEN, Sam

“…Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) can improve short-term outcomes, but few have examined their long-term results. This study evaluated the changes in…”
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A risk-adjusted, composite outcomes score and resource utilization metrics for very low-birth-weight infants by Kaempf, Joseph W, Zupancic, John A F, Wang, Lian, Grunkemeier, Gary L

“…It is difficult for neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to determine the overall efficacy of multiple continuous quality improvement (CQI) projects aimed at…”
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Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping in Premature Neonates by Kaempf, Joseph W., Tomlinson, Mark W., Kaempf, Andrew J., Wu, YingXing, Wang, Lian, Tipping, Nicole, Grunkemeier, Gary

“…Delayed umbilical cord clamping is reported to increase neonatal blood volume. We estimated the clinical outcomes in premature neonates who had delayed…”
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Caring for the pregnant woman presenting at periviable gestation: acknowledging the ambiguity and uncertainty by Tomlinson, Mark W., MD, Kaempf, Joseph W., MD, Ferguson, Linda A., RN, Stewart, Valerie T., PhD

“…Counseling the periviable pregnant woman presenting at the edge of viability can often be confusing for the patient and frustrating for the clinician. Although…”
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Decision Zone at the Margins of Life and Good Health: The Role of Medical Staff Guidelines for the Care of Extremely Early Gestation Pregnancies and Premature Infants by Dirksen, Kevin M., Kaempf, Joseph W., Tomlinson, Mark W., Schmidt, Nicole M.

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