A novel use of a classification system to audit severe maternal morbidity

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 532-536

  Homer, Caroline S E ^a,b   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^b   Spark, Patsy ^b   Brocklehurst, Peter ^b   Knight, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Complications, obstetric labour; Patient safety; Postpartum haemorrhage; Quality indicators, health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PLACENTA DISORDER; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL AUDIT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PLACENTA DISEASES; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; UTERINE INERTIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956996596     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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