Using audits to reduce the incidence of uterine rupture in a Malawian district hospital

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-294

  van den Akker, Thomas ^a   Mwagomba, Beatrice ^a   Irlam, James ^b   van Roosmalen, Jos ^c,d  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Audit; Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Task shifting; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; THERAPY DELAY; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 70449089863     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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