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Teaching forceps: the impact of proactive faculty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21333965     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact on resident forceps experience by a single proactive teacher. STUDY DESIGN: A study was performed to assess the impact on delivery statistics and outcome following the assignment of a single attending to teach forceps to residents. A 2 year period immediately preceding and 2 years following the study was compared using χ(2) and Student t tests. RESULTS: After appointment of the specific teaching attending, forceps deliveries increased by 59% (8% of all births), whereas vacuum procedures decreased to 3% of births (P < .0001) compared with the prior 2 years. The overall percentage of operative vaginal deliveries remained unchanged (11%). Cesarean section rates were unchanged during the study period at 27% of all births. Perineal laceration, 5 minute Apgar less than 7, and birth injuries were also not statistically different. There were fewer fetal pH events less than 7.1 in the teaching period (P = .003). CONCLUSION: In the population studied, there was an association between increasing resident forceps use and a positive impact on birth outcomes from the designation of a full-time, experienced, and proactive faculty member to obstetrics teaching duty.
Authors:
Ido Solt; Sherri Jackson; Thomas Moore; Siegfried Rotmensch; Matthew J Kim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-2-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1097-6868     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-2-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370476     Medline TA:  Am J Obstet Gynecol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
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