2013
Association between physicians’ experience after training and maternal obstetrical outcomes: cohort study
Epstein AJ, Srinivas SK, Nicholson S, Herrin J, Asch DA. Association between physicians’ experience after training and maternal obstetrical outcomes: cohort study. The BMJ 2013, 346: f1596. PMID: 23538919, PMCID: PMC3610558, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f1596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal complication ratesMaternal complicationsComplication rateRetrospective cohort analysisAcute care hospitalsObstetrical outcomesCesarean deliveryCohort studyCare hospitalVaginal deliveryCesarean birthCompletion of residencyCohort analysisPhysician yearsMAIN OUTCOMEThird decadePost-residency practiceComplicationsObstetriciansMore yearsSecular trendsComposite measurePercentage pointsAssociationSecond decade
2010
Improvements in US Maternal Obstetrical Outcomes From 1992 to 2006
Srinivas SK, Epstein AJ, Nicholson S, Herrin J, Asch DA. Improvements in US Maternal Obstetrical Outcomes From 1992 to 2006. Medical Care 2010, 48: 487-493. PMID: 20393363, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181d68840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor maternal complicationsMaternal complicationsCesarean deliveryVaginal deliveryObstetrical outcomesHospital discharge dataPopulation-based sampleRisk-adjusted ratesThrombotic complicationsCD patientsVD patientsMajor complicationsObstetric proceduresHospital careDelivery outcomesCommon reasonComplicationsPatientsComorbiditiesWomenOutcomesAverage numberComposite measureCD ratesDischarge dataEvaluating Obstetrical Residency Programs Using Patient Outcomes
Asch D, Nicholson S, Srinivas S, Herrin J, Epstein A. Evaluating Obstetrical Residency Programs Using Patient Outcomes. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2010, 65: 152-153. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000369668.11531.b4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal complicationsObstetric outcomesCesarean deliveryPatient outcomesResidency programsNonfederal acute care hospitalsMaternal complication ratesHospital discharge dataAcute care hospitalsDelivery modeGynecology residency programsDifferent obstetriciansNonclinical measuresComplication rateCare hospitalObstetric patientsVaginal deliveryClinical outcomesRetrospective studyComplication measuresAdjusted ratesComplicationsPossible associationPatient choiceTraining program
2009
Evaluating Obstetrical Residency Programs Using Patient Outcomes
Asch DA, Nicholson S, Srinivas S, Herrin J, Epstein AJ. Evaluating Obstetrical Residency Programs Using Patient Outcomes. JAMA 2009, 302: 1277-1283. PMID: 19773562, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionClinical CompetenceComorbidityConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicDelivery, ObstetricExtraction, ObstetricalFemaleFloridaGynecologyHumansInternship and ResidencyMaleMothersNew YorkObstetricsOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CarePhysicians, WomenPostpartum HemorrhagePuerperal InfectionQuality of Health CareResearch DesignRetrospective StudiesSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsMaternal complication ratesComplication rateCesarean deliveryPatient outcomesResidency programsGynecology training programsAdjusted complication rateQuality of careExamination scoresGynecology residency programsMaternal complicationsNonclinical measuresHospital dischargeVaginal deliveryCesarean birthRetrospective analysisComplicationsUS residency programsPatientsObstetriciansBottom quintileTop quintileHemorrhageObstetricsOne-third