Computers in the NICU
Web-Based Calculators
- Adjusted Age Calculator at Neonatal Research Network
- Adjusted Age Calculator by Lucja Zaborowska MD
- Bilirubin Management Guide at bilitool.org
- BPD Outcome Estimator at Neonatal Research Network
- Calculators from Neopeds.academy (BP, HIE, O2 Index, CCHD Screen)
- Clinical Calculators at Perinatology.com
- Clinical Calculators by Charles Hu
- Clinical Decision Support Tools for the NICU from Stanford
- Extremely Preterm Birth Outcomes Tool at Neonatal Research Network
- HIE Calculator from California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
- Low Flow Oxygen FiO2 Calculator by Dr. Michael Hewson, New Zealand
- Medical Calculators at GlobalRPh.com
- Medical Calculators from Supermagnus Software
- Neonatal Outcome Trajectory Estimator at Neonatal Research Network
- Neonatology Calculators at MDApp
- Neonatology Calculators at Pediatric OnCall
- Neonatal Resuscitation Drug Calculator at CEHO ED Outreach
- NICU Tools from Dr. Michael Hewson, New Zealand
- Neonatal Infusion Calculators by Denis Azzopardi
- Neonatal Worksheet by Jubal John, Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne
- Neonatal Resuscitation Drug Calculator from CHEO
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Drug Infusion Calculator from CHEO
- Neonatal Seizure Drug Calculator from CHEO
- Newborn Weight Tool (NEWT) from Penn State Health Children’s Hospital
- Neonatology Calculators and Algorithms from MDApp
- NICU Calculators at Starship.org, New Zealand
- Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator at Kaiser Permanente
- NeoCardioLab Calculators
- Neonatology Calculators at NeoResearch
- Neonatal Dosing/Administration Calculators at IWK Health
- Neonatal Medical Scores and Algorithms at MDApp
- Neonatal Resuscitation Drug Calculators at CHEO Outreach
- Neonatal Worksheet at NICUDoctor.org, Australia
- Neonatology Calculators at Neoscal.com
- PediTools from Joseph Chou including growth calculators, growth charts, gestational age, and more
- Perinatology and Obstetrics Calculators at Perinatology.com
- Premie BiliRecs from Stanford
- Quick Drip Calculator for neonates from CSMC (Javascript)
- Quick IV Calculator for neonates from CSMC (Javascript)
- Risk of Needing Neonatal Resuscitation Calculator at Univ. of Oklahoma
Other Useful Calculators
- Medical Algorithms Project
- Neodosis (updated 8/27/2007) Calculators for Neonatology by Albert Balaguer (in Microsoft Excel format)
- Bilirubin Management using AAP Guidelines [Spanish] by Albert Balaguer (in Microsoft Excel format)
Downloadable Growth Charts
- Growth Chart for Ages 0-3 years in Excel
- Growth Chart for Ages 2-20 years in Excel
- Babson/Benda Growth Curve in Excel, from Rob Stavis
Systems and Products for NICU Care
- Neodata and Neonatal Notes Manager from Isoprime Corporation
- PediNotes
Computer Applications at the Dawn of the Modern NICU Era
(These papers are from the Proceedings of the First National Conference on Perinatal Data Systems held at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in September 1980.)
- Duncan RG and Pomerance JJ: Computer Assistance in the Delivery of Patient Care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Frayer WW: A Dedicated Minicomputer System for Information Management in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Heldt GP, Targett RC, McIlroy MB: A Microcomputer-Based Data Acquisition System for Physiologic Studies of the Newborn
- Janik DS, Sharp EM: A Practical NICU Computer System – the Cetus System 100
- Lindstrom DP, Rojas J, Cotton RB: Using Neonatal Data: Signal Processing and Historical Models
- Lindstrom DP, Cotton RB: Computer-Assisted Neonatal Data Base Designed Primarily for Clinical Research
- Perlstein PH, Edwards NK, Atherton HD, Hermansen MC: Computer-Assisted Environmental Control for Newborns
- Poland RL, Cummings GD: Computer-Generated Neonatal Discharge Summary Letter
Miscellaneous Resources
- COCIT – Council on Clinical Information Technology, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Cochrane Neonatal
- Neonatal Research Network (NRN)
- Vermont-Oxford Network
Last Updated on 07/12/25