Abstract
Hospital records & birth tapes of all transported patients & a matched random sample of non-transported, totalling 3,929 neonates in N.Y.C. in 1979 were reviewed. 48 of 52 maternity hospitals were reviewed. Hospitals were divided into 6 categories, 3 by levels of care (I, II, III), 3 based on # of deliveries & resources. Finally, each of the 6 categories differed by hospital ownership (proprietary, voluntary, municipal). Data were collected on the incidence & size of the discrepancy by hospital & BW categories, x2, paired t-testing, Mantel Haenszel (M-H) were used for analysis.
Results: 1) only 4 hospitals showed a signif. diff. between mean weights from charts & birth tapes. 2) among voluntary hospitals across 6 hospital categories there was a signif. diff. in the incidence of % correct between the tapes & chart records: x2 = 92.02 DF = 5, P<.005. 3) voluntary hospitals in IA had greater incidence of large magnitude weight diff. (<100 Gm) compared to municipals (x2=6.4 P <.025). 4) in hospital specific groups across 4 weight categories (<1000, 1001-1500, 1501-2000 & 2001-2500), except for IIA (X2=18.3 P<.005) there was no signif. diff. in the % correct within the remaining hospital categories. 5) in hospital specific categories, voluntaries have a signif. higher incidence of % correct as compared to municipals: x2 for M-H: 57.8, P<.005.
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Ferrara, A., Levinson, B. & Atakent, Y. 534 BIRTH WT DISCREPANCY RECORDINGS IN NEWBORN CHARTS BIRTH CERTIFICATE TAPES. A POPULATION STUDY BY HOSPITAL LEVEL OF CARE & HOSPITAL OWNERSHIP IN NEWBORNS <2500 GM. Pediatr Res 19, 199 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-00564
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