Severe acute obstetric morbidity (near-miss): A review of the relative use of its diagnostic indicators

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 280, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-343

  Reichenheim, Michael E ^a   Zylbersztajn, Flávio ^a   Moraes, Claudia L ^a,b   Lobato, Gustavo ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b ESTÁCIO DE SÁ UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Medical audit; Morbidity; Near miss; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COMA; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYSTERECTOMY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; UTERUS RUPTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 70349630450     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0891-1     Document Type: Review

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