Impact of Anesthesiologists on the Incidence of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in the United States: Role of Anesthesia Availability, Productivity, Guidelines, and Patient Safety

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 318-324

  Birnbach, David J ^a   Bucklin, Brenda A ^b   Dexter, Franklin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology; Availability; Immediate availability; Obstetric anesthesia; Patient safety; Risk classification; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 77956985634     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2010.06.001     Document Type: Review

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