ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2026
Increasing length board use in a neonatal intensive care unit: a quality improvement initiative.
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- Nutrition assessment of hospitalized very preterm infants: Best practices for accurate anthropometry in neonatal intensive care unit settings.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2025Guideline
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Abstract
objectiveTo increase length board use for eligible neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infants. STUDY
designWe implemented a quality improvement study involving 704 infants in our level IV NICU. A multidisciplinary workgroup developed guidelines for length measurement technique and completed Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles. Outcome measure was the weekly proportion of eligible infants who received a length board measurement. Process measures were the weekly proportion of infants with any length measurement or had method documented. Balancing measure was the incidence of unplanned dislodgements of drains, tubes, or catheters.
resultsAfter the guideline launch, both process measure proportions increased. Weekly mean percentage of length board increased from 11 to 63%. There were no dislodgement events. Length board measurements were less likely to demonstrate a negative change week-to-week (10% vs 18%, 16/161 vs 59/326, Fisher p = 0.02).
conclusionIn a level IV NICU, a quality improvement initiative increased the safe use of length boards.
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