The rate of obstetric anal sphincter injuries in Finnish obstetric units as a patient safety indicator

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-38

  Pyykönen, Aura ^a   Gissler, Mika ^b,c   Jakobsson, Maija ^a   Lehtonen, Lasse ^d,e   Tapper, Anna Maija ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^d HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS); Obstetric trauma; Patient safety; Patient safety indicator; Robson ten group classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INJURY; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANAL SPHINCTER INJURY; PARITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84879078418     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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