2009
Impact of a comprehensive patient safety strategy on obstetric adverse events
Pettker CM, Thung SF, Norwitz ER, Buhimschi CS, Raab CA, Copel JA, Kuczynski E, Lockwood CJ, Funai EF. Impact of a comprehensive patient safety strategy on obstetric adverse events. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2009, 200: 492.e1-492.e8. PMID: 19249729, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstetric adverse eventsAdverse Outcome IndexAdverse eventsOutcome indexPatient safety strategiesPatient safety committeePatient safety interventionsNumber of deliveriesAdverse outcomesObstetric servicesTotal deliveriesNurse positionsPatient safetySafety interventionsSafety CommitteeInterventionOutcomesSignificant improvementExpert reviewSafety climateComprehensive strategyDeliverySafety strategiesProtocol standardization
2008
Multidimensional System Biology: Genetic Markers and Proteomic Biomarkers of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome in Preterm Birth
Buhimschi C, Rosenberg V, Dulay A, Thung S, Sfakianaki A, Bahtiyar M, Buhimschi I. Multidimensional System Biology: Genetic Markers and Proteomic Biomarkers of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome in Preterm Birth. American Journal Of Perinatology 2008, 25: 175-187. PMID: 18425720, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1061497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthSignificant public health problemMost preterm birthsAdverse pregnancy outcomesWeeks of gestationPublic health problemVariety of interventionsNeonatal outcomesPregnancy outcomesDecidual hemorrhagePremature infantsPremature birthLikely multifactorialPathophysiological pathwaysHealth problemsPathophysiological conditionsProteomic biomarkersOxidative stressBirthExcessive stretchingOutcomesHemorrhageGestationInfantsEtiology