| A RACOG sponsored pilot study of a quality assurance program regarding management of labour by provincial Fellows. Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. | |
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PMID: 10870787 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To develop an effective and practical self-administered obstetric audit program for use by clinicians within their own practice. SETTING: The private and public practices of specialists in provincial practice. SAMPLE: Two periods of 3 months in each Fellow's practice, separated by a period of 3 months to allow for data review, resulting in the review of management of 6708 singleton births. METHODS: All provincial Fellows in active practice in Australia in early 1998 were invited to take part in a voluntary 'quality cycle' obstetric practice audit. The data from the first 3 month period was fed back to participating Fellows for review before a second 3-month audit period was undertaken. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty provincial Fellows were invited to take part; 62 registered for the study, 58 commenced the project, and 52 completed the entire cycle. 60.1% of the 6708 women studied laboured spontaneously, 25.8% had labour induced, and 14.1% had elective Caesarean sections. 87.8% of the 5759 women who laboured gave birth vaginally. There was little change in the incidence of intervention in labour between the first and second study periods. CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to design a worthwhile self-administered clinical audit in obstetric practice with which specialists in full-time practice can cope and which provides useful personalised feedback for the specialist. |
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Authors:
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M D Humphrey; C F Maher; M Panjari |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology Volume: 40 ISSN: 0004-8666 ISO Abbreviation: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol Publication Date: 2000 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-10-26 Completed Date: 2000-10-26 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0001027 Medline TA: Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 81-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Queensland Clinical School, The University of Queensland, Australia. |
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Australia Delivery, Obstetric / statistics & numerical data Female Humans Labor, Obstetric* Medical Audit Obstetrics / standards* Pilot Projects Pregnancy Professional Practice / standards* Quality Assurance, Health Care* Questionnaires Societies, Medical* |
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