Core Indicator Set for Measuring Quality of Care in Necrotising Enterocolitis: A European Delphi Study
This study established nine core quality indicators for NEC treatment through consensus among clinicians, researchers, and patient representatives. Their implementation in European clinical audits supports inter-institutional benchmarking, ultimately enhancing care and outcomes for infants with NEC.
Authors
- Rony Sfeir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9755-0954)
- Carmen Mesas Burgos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5223-1909)
- Lucas Matthyssens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-296X)
- Irene de Haro Jorge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1330-4428)
- Martin Lacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-9464)
- Marc Miserez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7250-9557)
- Miriam Duci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1382-3527)
- Otis C. van Varsseveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8764-7744)
- Johannes W. Duess
- Elena Palleri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-003X)
- Daniel Rossi
- Lorenzo Norsa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-2921)
- Simon Eaton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0892-9204)
- Elisabeth M. W. Kooi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9195-4018)
- J. Prat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8974-0827)
- Marie Spruce
- Marijn J. Vermeulen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-8186)
- Mohamed Riadh Boukhris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1597-0320)
- Jan B.F. Hulscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4491-486X)
- Maarten C Kamp
Institutions
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona (ES)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Nottingham City Council (GB)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing (NL)
- Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre (FR)
- Duchenne Parent Project (NL)
- University Hospital Leipzig (DE)
- Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi (IT)
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL)
- ERN GUARD-Heart (NL)
- University College London (GB)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
- Leipzig University (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Paediatrica
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.70258
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Rijksuniversiteit Groningen