title: Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring: applying principles of patient safety.
abstract: In 1999, a highly publicized report from the Institute of Medicine identified major deficiencies in the United States health care system, which fueled the rapid growth of the modern patient safety movement. One of the greatest risks to patient safety in obstetrics is poor communication of electronic fetal heart rate monitoring findings. Standardization and elimination of unnecessary complexity are 2 of the cornerstones of improved patient safety. This article describes a standardized, simplified approach to the definition, interpretation, and management of electronic fetal heart rate monitoring that is evidence-based and reflects consensus in the literature.
authors: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. dmiller@usc.edu
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Miller
authors: Lisa A
authors: LA
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy