Bloodstream Infection and Hospital Outcomes Among Very Low Birth Weight Discharges: Mortality, Mechanical Ventilation, and Prolonged Hospitalization in the 2022 HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database

Abstract

Background/Objectives: We examined discharge-level associations between an administrative NQI03 numerator-code-positive bloodstream infection construct and hospital outcomes in very low birth weight (VLBW) discharges and whether the NQI03 short-stay criterion altered mortality estimates.