Effect of Implementing a Standardized Shoulder Dystocia Documentation Form on Quality of Delivery Notes

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 259-263

  Zuckerwise, Lisa C ^a   Hustedt, Madison M ^b   Lipkind, Heather S ^a   Funai, Edmund F ^c   Raab, Cheryl A ^d   Pettker, Christian M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

delivery note; documentation; labor and delivery; medical records; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA;

DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA;

EID: 84994335511     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000305     Document Type: Article

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