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Alternative Title:
Obstet Gynecol
Personal Author:
Callaghan, William M. ; Grobman, William A. ; Kilpatrick, Sarah J. ; Main, Elliott K. ; D’Alton, Mary
Callaghan, William M. ; Grobman, William A. ; Kilpatrick, Sarah J. ; Main, Elliott K. ; D’Alton, Mary Less -
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Although maternal deaths have been the traditional indicator of maternal health, these events are the "tip of the iceberg" in that there are many women who have significant complications of pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Identifying women who experience severe maternal morbidity and reviewing their care can provide critical information to inform quality improvement in obstetrics. In this commentary, we review methods to identify women who experienced severe complications of pregnancy. We propose a simple validated approach based on transfusion of four or more units of blood products, admission to an intensive care unit, or both as a starting point for identification and review of severe maternal morbidity in health care settings for the purpose of understanding successes and failures in systems of care.
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Article Blood Transfusion Female Humans Intensive Care Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Quality Indicators, Health Care Severity Of Illness Index
Source:
Obstet Gynecol. 2014; 123(5):978-981.
Pubmed ID:
24785849
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4293012
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
WGC0/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30235/cdc_30235_DS1.pdf
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