SMJ articles in the category "labor and delivery"

Original Article

Statewide Analysis of Anesthesia-Related Complications in Labor and Delivery: North Carolina, 2015–2020

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the incidence, hospital resource utilization, and risk factors associated with anesthesia-related complications during labor and delivery in North Carolina. Methods: Using data from the 2015–2020 State Inpatient Database, we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of a representative sample of hospital deliveries involving anesthesia-related complications. The…

Posted in: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project 2 hospital discharges 2 labor and delivery 2 State Inpatient Database 4

Original Article

Implementing High-Value Care

Objectives: Our objectives were to assess physician knowledge of costs of products, tests, and services commonly used by obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and identify those items that could be eliminated without decreasing quality of care by performing a prospective observational pilot study. Methods: An anonymous electronic survey was distributed to 70 OB/GYN…

Posted in: cost 5 labor and delivery 2 obstetrics 6 Quality 5
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