DAN Women & Babies Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Smith Hager Bajo Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
J Perinatol. 2020 Sep;40(Suppl 1):22-28. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-0751-9.
Our objective was to explore the case for adoption of flexibility as a core value in the design process for Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs).
Guidelines for NICU design and care of NICU patients and families were examined to identify opportunities for building flexibility into NICU design to optimize function and experience.
Benefits of building flexibility into NICU design included the ability for units to adapt quickly and economically to unpredictable events and demographic changes. Further, by centering family presence as a design necessity, NICUs may better protect families from experiencing additional harm due to separation and interruption of restorative activities. We were able to highlight several examples of current NICUs, which have successfully adopted flexible design and operational models to provide optimal levels of clinical and family-centered care.
By intentionally incorporating flexibility into the design of an NICU, infants, families, and healthcare providers can be provided with an environment that can adapt to shifting needs to optimally support unit function and clinical outcomes.
我们旨在探讨将灵活性作为新生儿重症监护病房（NICU）设计过程中的核心价值的理由。
我们检查了 NICU 设计和 NICU 患者及家庭护理的指南，以确定在 NICU 设计中构建灵活性的机会，从而优化功能和体验。
将灵活性融入 NICU 设计的好处包括使单位能够快速、经济地适应不可预测的事件和人口变化。此外，通过将家庭的存在作为设计的必要条件，NICU 可以更好地保护家庭免受因分离和中断恢复性活动而造成的额外伤害。我们能够突出展示几个当前 NICU 的例子，这些 NICU 成功地采用了灵活的设计和运营模式，以提供最佳水平的以临床和家庭为中心的护理。
通过在 NICU 的设计中有意地纳入灵活性，婴儿、家庭和医疗保健提供者可以获得一个能够适应不断变化的需求的环境，从而最佳地支持单位功能和临床结果。
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