Evaluation of third-degree and fourth-degree laceration rates as quality indicators

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 927-937

  Friedman, Alexander M ^a   Ananth, Cande V ^b   Prendergast, Eri ^b   D'Alton, Mary E ^b   Wright, Jason D ^b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECLAMPSIA; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; FORCEPS DELIVERY; FOURTH DEGREE LACERATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; THIRD DEGREE LACERATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VAGINAL INJURY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANAL CANAL; DYSTOCIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; LACERATIONS; PERINEUM; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACUUM EXTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANAL CANAL; DYSTOCIA; ECLAMPSIA; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACERATIONS; PERINEUM; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; VACUUM EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925400840     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000720     Document Type: Article

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