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Comparative effectiveness and practice variation in neonatal care

Joanne Lagatta1, Michael Uhing1, Julie Panepinto2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 North 92nd Street, Suite C410, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.

Clinics in Perinatology
|December 3, 2014
PubMed

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Comparative effectiveness research (CER) aids healthcare decisions. This article explores CER methods, challenges, and future directions within neonatal research.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal medicine
  • Health services research

Background:

  • Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is crucial for informed healthcare decisions.
  • Existing neonatal research shares similarities and differences with CER.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe CER methodology in neonatology.
  • To identify future directions and challenges for neonatal CER.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing neonatal literature.
  • Analysis of CER principles applied to neonatal studies.

Main Results:

  • Neonatal CER shares traits with clinical research and quality improvement.
  • Examples illustrate CER application in neonatology.

Conclusions:

  • Neonatal CER requires specific methodological considerations.
  • Addressing challenges is key for advancing neonatal CER.

Keywords:
Clinical research methodsComparative effectivenessNeonatology

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