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Variations in mortality rates among Canadian neonatal intensive care units
Koravangattu Sankaran, Li-Yin Chien, Robin Walker, Mary Seshia, Arne Ohlsson and Shoo K. Lee
CMAJ January 22, 2002 166 (2) 173-178;
Koravangattu Sankaran
From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; the †Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the §Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; and the **Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of the Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinator: Shoo K. Lee, Coordinator, Canadian Neonatal Network, Vancouver, BC. Network members: Wayne Andrews, Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, St John's, Nfld.; Ranjit Baboolal, North York Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Jill Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont. (previously at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); David Brabyn, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; David S.C. Lee, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; Derek Matthew, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC; Douglas D. McMillan, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Christine Newman, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Arne Ohlsson, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (formerly at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); Abraham Peliowski, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.; Margaret Pendray, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Koravangattu Sankaran, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.; Barbara Schmidt, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ont.; Mary Seshia, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Man.; Anne Synnes, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (formerly at Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Que.); Paul Thiessen, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Robin Walker, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and The Ottawa Hospital — General Campus, Ottawa, Ont.; Robin Whyte, IWK-Grace Health Centre for Women, Children and Families, Halifax, NS. Staff members, Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinating Centre: Li-Yin Chien, Joanna Sale, Herbert Chan and Shawn Stewart, Vancouver, BC.
Li-Yin Chien
From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; the †Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the §Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; and the **Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of the Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinator: Shoo K. Lee, Coordinator, Canadian Neonatal Network, Vancouver, BC. Network members: Wayne Andrews, Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, St John's, Nfld.; Ranjit Baboolal, North York Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Jill Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont. (previously at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); David Brabyn, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; David S.C. Lee, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; Derek Matthew, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC; Douglas D. McMillan, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Christine Newman, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Arne Ohlsson, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (formerly at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); Abraham Peliowski, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.; Margaret Pendray, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Koravangattu Sankaran, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.; Barbara Schmidt, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ont.; Mary Seshia, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Man.; Anne Synnes, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (formerly at Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Que.); Paul Thiessen, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Robin Walker, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and The Ottawa Hospital — General Campus, Ottawa, Ont.; Robin Whyte, IWK-Grace Health Centre for Women, Children and Families, Halifax, NS. Staff members, Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinating Centre: Li-Yin Chien, Joanna Sale, Herbert Chan and Shawn Stewart, Vancouver, BC.
Robin Walker
From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; the †Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the §Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; and the **Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of the Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinator: Shoo K. Lee, Coordinator, Canadian Neonatal Network, Vancouver, BC. Network members: Wayne Andrews, Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, St John's, Nfld.; Ranjit Baboolal, North York Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Jill Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont. (previously at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); David Brabyn, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; David S.C. Lee, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; Derek Matthew, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC; Douglas D. McMillan, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Christine Newman, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Arne Ohlsson, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (formerly at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); Abraham Peliowski, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.; Margaret Pendray, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Koravangattu Sankaran, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.; Barbara Schmidt, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ont.; Mary Seshia, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Man.; Anne Synnes, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (formerly at Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Que.); Paul Thiessen, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Robin Walker, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and The Ottawa Hospital — General Campus, Ottawa, Ont.; Robin Whyte, IWK-Grace Health Centre for Women, Children and Families, Halifax, NS. Staff members, Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinating Centre: Li-Yin Chien, Joanna Sale, Herbert Chan and Shawn Stewart, Vancouver, BC.
Mary Seshia
From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; the †Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the §Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; and the **Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of the Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinator: Shoo K. Lee, Coordinator, Canadian Neonatal Network, Vancouver, BC. Network members: Wayne Andrews, Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, St John's, Nfld.; Ranjit Baboolal, North York Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Jill Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont. (previously at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); David Brabyn, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; David S.C. Lee, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; Derek Matthew, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC; Douglas D. McMillan, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Christine Newman, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Arne Ohlsson, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (formerly at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); Abraham Peliowski, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.; Margaret Pendray, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Koravangattu Sankaran, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.; Barbara Schmidt, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ont.; Mary Seshia, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Man.; Anne Synnes, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (formerly at Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Que.); Paul Thiessen, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Robin Walker, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and The Ottawa Hospital — General Campus, Ottawa, Ont.; Robin Whyte, IWK-Grace Health Centre for Women, Children and Families, Halifax, NS. Staff members, Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinating Centre: Li-Yin Chien, Joanna Sale, Herbert Chan and Shawn Stewart, Vancouver, BC.
Arne Ohlsson
From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; the †Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the §Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; and the **Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of the Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinator: Shoo K. Lee, Coordinator, Canadian Neonatal Network, Vancouver, BC. Network members: Wayne Andrews, Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, St John's, Nfld.; Ranjit Baboolal, North York Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Jill Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont. (previously at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); David Brabyn, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; David S.C. Lee, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; Derek Matthew, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC; Douglas D. McMillan, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Christine Newman, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Arne Ohlsson, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (formerly at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); Abraham Peliowski, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.; Margaret Pendray, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Koravangattu Sankaran, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.; Barbara Schmidt, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ont.; Mary Seshia, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Man.; Anne Synnes, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (formerly at Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Que.); Paul Thiessen, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Robin Walker, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and The Ottawa Hospital — General Campus, Ottawa, Ont.; Robin Whyte, IWK-Grace Health Centre for Women, Children and Families, Halifax, NS. Staff members, Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinating Centre: Li-Yin Chien, Joanna Sale, Herbert Chan and Shawn Stewart, Vancouver, BC.
Shoo K. Lee
From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.; the †Centre for Community Health and Health Evaluation Research, Vancouver, BC; the ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the §Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; and the **Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.Members of the Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinator: Shoo K. Lee, Coordinator, Canadian Neonatal Network, Vancouver, BC. Network members: Wayne Andrews, Charles A. Janeway Child Health Centre, St John's, Nfld.; Ranjit Baboolal, North York Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Jill Boulton, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont. (previously at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); David Brabyn, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC; David S.C. Lee, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.; Derek Matthew, Victoria General Hospital, Victoria, BC; Douglas D. McMillan, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Christine Newman, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.; Arne Ohlsson, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont. (formerly at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.); Abraham Peliowski, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alta.; Margaret Pendray, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Koravangattu Sankaran, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask.; Barbara Schmidt, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, Ont.; Mary Seshia, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Man.; Anne Synnes, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (formerly at Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Que.); Paul Thiessen, Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Robin Walker, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and The Ottawa Hospital — General Campus, Ottawa, Ont.; Robin Whyte, IWK-Grace Health Centre for Women, Children and Families, Halifax, NS. Staff members, Canadian Neonatal Network Coordinating Centre: Li-Yin Chien, Joanna Sale, Herbert Chan and Shawn Stewart, Vancouver, BC.
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