The association between hospital obstetrical volume and maternal postpartum complications

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42.e1-42.e17

  Kyser, Kathy L ^a   Lu, Xin ^a,b   Santillan, Donna A ^a   Santillan, Mark K ^a   Hunter, Stephen K ^a   Cahill, Alison G ^c   Cram, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

complication; obstetrical volume; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LACERATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84862705730     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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