Impact of a comprehensive patient safety strategy on obstetric adverse events

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 492.e1-492.e8

  Pettker, Christian M ^a   Thung, Stephen F ^a   Norwitz, Errol R ^a   Buhimschi, Catalin S ^a   Raab, Cheryl A ^b   Copel, Joshua A ^a   Kuczynski, Edward ^a   Lockwood, Charles J ^a   Funai, Edmund F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

crew resource management; medical errors; obstetric adverse outcomes; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ADVERSE OUTCOME INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE; OBSTETRIC CARE; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 64249093377     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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