The Maternal Early warning criteria: A proposal from the National Partnership for Maternal Safety

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 771-779

  Mhyre, Jill M ^a   D'Oria, Robyn ^b   Hameed, Afshan B ^c   Lappen, Justin R ^d,e   Holley, Sharon L ^f   Hunter, Stephen K ^g   Jones, Robin L ^h   King, Jeffrey C ⁱ   D'Alton, Mary E ^j  

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

^b Central Jersey Family Health Consortium Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^h RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^j Medical Center ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME TO TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MATERNAL DEATH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922988899     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12504     Document Type: Article

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