The maternal early warning criteria a proposal from the national partnership for maternal safety

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 782-786

  Mhyre, Jill M ^a   D'Oria, Robyn ^b   Hameed, Afshan B ^b   Lappen, Justin R ^b   Holley, Sharon L ^b   Hunter, Stephen K ^b   Jones, Robin L ^b   King, Jeffrey C ^b   D'Alton, Mary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MATERNAL EARLY WARNING CRITERIA; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL SIGN; ADULT; AWARENESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MATERNAL WELFARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84922340401     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000480     Document Type: Article

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