NICU Admission Guidelines
Lowering the NICU admission threshold to 30 weeks reduced required NICU beds but increased required HCN beds. Internal Erasmus MC data indicated that most neonates born between 30 and 32 weeks and over 1,000 g did not require NICU-level ca…
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Lowering the NICU admission threshold to 30 weeks reduced required NICU beds but increased required HCN beds. Internal Erasmus MC data indicated that most neonates born between 30 and 32 weeks and over 1,000 g did not require NICU-level care. Current Dutch guidelines recommend tertiary NICU birth for neonates below 32 weeks gestation. Changing the NICU guideline relieves NICU pressure by shifting burden to HCN wards.