This multiphase QI initiative was able to reduce the overall AUR at our NICU. The beneficial impact of this decrease in AUR in preterm infants remains to be determined.
The trends of overall medication use remained the same in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) over the past 22 years. There was no association between medication utilization and survival. VLBW infants continue to receive a high number of medications in the NICU, including a variety of antibiotics.
This report describes the case of a 13-day-old African American female with persistent hypoxia found to have an isolated right superior vena cava (RSVC) draining into the left atrium (LA) confirmed with contrast echocardiography. K E Y W O R D S hypoxia, left atrium, neonate, right superior vena cava How to cite this article: Gulati R, Smith T, Siow M, Batten L. Isolated right superior vena cava drainage into the left atrium: An uncommon cause of persistent hypoxia in a neonate.
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