Severe Maternal Morbidity Review and Preventability Assessment in a Large Academic Center

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With the goal of identifying factors contributing to severe maternal morbidity (SMM) at our institution, we established a formal SMM review process. We performed a retrospective cohort study including all SMM cases as defined by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine consensus criteria that were managed at Yale-New Haven Hospital over a 4-year period. Overall, 156 cases were reviewed. The SMM rate was 0.49% (95% CI 0.40-0.58). The leading causes of SMM were hemorrhage (44.9%) and nonintrauterine infection (14.1%). Two thirds of the cases were deemed to be preventable. Preventability was mostly associated with health care professional-level (79.4%) and system-level (58.8%) factors that could coexist. Detailed case review allowed for identification of preventable causes of SMM, revealed gaps in care, and allowed for implementation of practice changes targeting health care professional-level and system-level factors.

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E-Artikel

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:141

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Obstetrics and gynecology - 141(2023), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 857-860

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grechukhina, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Lipkind, Heather S [VerfasserIn]
Lundsberg, Lisbet S [VerfasserIn]
Merriam, Audrey A [VerfasserIn]
Raab, Cheryl [VerfasserIn]
Leon-Martinez, Daisy [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Katherine H [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 28.03.2023

Date Revised 23.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/AOG.0000000000005116

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NLM35402860X