Proportion of infants with birth weights between 501 to 1500 grams with first temperature measured within one hour of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) below 36 degrees centigrade.
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General Information
Numerator
Infants whose birth weight is between 501-1500 grams and whose temperature first measured within one hour of admission to the NICU and is less than 36 degrees centigrade.
Denominator
Number of infants with birth weights between 501 and 1500 grams whose temperature was measured within one hour of admission to the NICU.
Exclusions
1. Infants outside the birth weight range 501 to 1500 grams.
2. Outborn infants admitted more than 28 days after birth.
3. Outborn infants who have been home prior to admission.
4. Infants not admitted to the NICU.
5. Infants whose temperature is not measured within one hour of admission to the
NICU.
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