Hospital discharge data is not accurate enough to monitor the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postpartum hemorrhage remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Therefore, cumulative incidence of postpartum hemorrhage and severe postpartum hemorrhage are commonly monitored within and compared across maternity hospitals or countries for obstetrical safety improvement. These indicators are usually based on hospital discharge data though their accuracy is seldom assessed. We aimed to measure postpartum hemorrhage and severe postpartum hemorrhage using electronic health records and hospital discharge data separately and compare the detection accuracy of these methods to manual chart review, and to examine the temporal trends in cumulative incidence of these potentially avoidable adverse outcomes.

Materials and methods

We analyzed ro

SUBMITTER: Walther D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857548 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature