Variations in the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage across hospitals in California

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-306

  Lu, Michael C ^a,b   Fridman, Moshe ^e   Korst, Lisa M ^f   Gregory, Kimberly D ^b,c,d   Reyes, Carolina ^c   Hobel, Calvin J ^a,c,d   Chavez, Gilberto F ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e AMF Consulting Inc   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Obstetrical trauma; Postpartum hemorrhage; Protracted labor; Quality; Variations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH INJURY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

BAYES THEOREM; CALIFORNIA; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33644760687     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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