title: [Development and validation of indicators relating to the quality of prevention and early management of postpartum haemorrhage (COMPAQ-HPST research project)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and validate a set of quality indicators (QIs) relating to the prevention and early management of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in maternity wards. The ultimate aim was to use these QIs for hospital comparison and public diffusion of results.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 2009, COMPAQ-HPST developed a set of five QIs from consensus guidelines with the aid of experts and professional associations, relating to: i) the prevention of PH (three QIs) and ii) the initial management of PPH (two QIs). We also tested a questionnaire about the presence of written protocols in maternity wards.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-seven voluntary maternity wards were included in the study. All five QIs showed wide variations in implementation among hospitals, revealing substantial room for improvement. Results of the questionnaire were variable according to the item considered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We validated five process QIs relating to the prevention and early management of PPH. All these five QIs have been transmitted to HAS for nationwide generalization. They should allow hospitals to implement quality of care improvement in this setting, adapted to their individual and comparative results.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, projet COMPAQ-HPST, institut de cancérologie Gustave-Roussy, 114 rue Édouard-Vaillant, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Messarat-Haddouche
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leleu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nitenberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Couralet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Minvielle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goffinet
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires