Hospital variation in utilization and success of trial of labor after a prior cesarean
Xu X, Lee HC, Lin H, Lundsberg LS, Campbell KH, Lipkind HS, Pettker CM, Illuzzi JL. Hospital variation in utilization and success of trial of labor after a prior cesarean. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 220: 98.e1-98.e14. PMID: 30278176, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCaliforniaCesarean SectionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleGestational AgeHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal AgePatient SafetyPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTrial of LaborUterine RuptureVaginal Birth after CesareanConceptsSuccess of trialCesarean deliveryTrial of laborHospital variationSuccess rateLow success rateNewborn hospital discharge recordsPatient clinical risk factorsSevere unexpected newborn complicationsNewborn respiratory complicationsUnexpected newborn complicationsClinical risk factorsPrior cesarean deliveryHospital discharge recordsPatient case mixBirth certificate dataMidwife-attended birthsAnesthesia availabilityNewborn infectionRespiratory complicationsUterine ruptureNewborn morbidityPrior cesareanNewborn complicationsVaginal birthOptimal maternal and neonatal outcomes and associated hospital characteristics
Campbell KH, Illuzzi JL, Lee HC, Lin H, Lipkind HS, Lundsberg LS, Pettker CM, Xu X. Optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes and associated hospital characteristics. Birth 2018, 46: 289-299. PMID: 30251270, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBirth CertificatesCaliforniaCesarean SectionFemaleGestational AgeHospitalsHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesMorbidityObstetric Labor ComplicationsObstetricsPatient DischargePoisson DistributionPregnancyQuality Indicators, Health CareRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsYoung AdultConceptsRisk-standardized ratesMorbidity rateNeonatal outcomesObstetrical performancePatient clinical risk factorsFuture quality improvement effortsMaternal morbidity ratesNeonatal morbidity ratesProcedures/surgeriesSevere newborn morbiditySevere maternal morbidityClinical risk factorsShock/resuscitationHospital discharge recordsMaternal-newborn outcomesQuality improvement effortsPrevalent morbidityMaternal morbidityNeonatal morbidityRespiratory complicationsIntravascular coagulationNewborn morbidityHeart failureTerm birthsHospital variation