Obstetric Anesthesia Digest. 37(2):61–62, JUN 2017
DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000515726.29190.ef
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Issn Print: 0275-665X
Publication Date: 2017/06/01
Building Comprehensive Strategies for Obstetric Safety: Simulation Drills and Communication
N. Austin;S. Goldhaber-Fiebert;K. Daniels;J. Arafeh;V. Grenon;D. Welle;S. Lipman;
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Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Abstract
(Anesth Analg. 2016;123(5):1181–1190)Severe maternal morbidity has steadily increased in the United States. A robust, nonpunitive culture of safety is thus needed to encourage reporting and investigation of adverse events and systems. In addition, a comprehensive strategy to maximize obstetric safety is imperative. Thus, in this study, a multidisciplinary group of authors reviewed simulation and team communication as obstetric patient safety tools to help develop a comprehensive approach to minimizing preventable harm in obstetric patients.
