Does a postpartum hemorrhage patient safety program result in sustained changes in management and outcomes?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 140-144.e1

  Einerson, Brett D ^a   Miller, Emily S ^a   Grobman, William A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

obstetrics; postpartum hemorrhage; protocols; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ADULT; ASIAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRECIPITATE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE BALLOON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE SAFETY PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUTURE; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CHECKLIST; EARLY INTERVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SUTURING METHOD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CHECKLIST; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OXYTOCICS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE BALLOON TAMPONADE;

EID: 84921664932     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.07.004     Document Type: Review

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