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Understanding The Experience Of Interprofessional Team Members After Participating In Comprehensive Obstetric Hemorrhage Training, Frances Kelly
Understanding The Experience Of Interprofessional Team Members After Participating In Comprehensive Obstetric Hemorrhage Training, Frances Kelly
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Purpose: The obstetric hemorrhage rate has risen steadily in the U.S. accounting for 11.4% of maternal deaths between 2011 and 2013, and remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity. Improving the quality and safety of care could prevent much of the morbidity and potential mortality associated with obstetric hemorrhages. An interprofessional obstetric team developed, tested, and implemented obstetric hemorrhage and massive transfusion protocols. Multi-modal team training occurred before service-wide implementation of the protocols, including didactic, skills stations, on-line educational modules, and in situ simulation team training. Early quantitative results were promising.
Methods: To augment understanding of the quantitative results and …