title: Obstetric and Anaesthesia Checklists for the Management of Morbidly Adherent Placenta.
abstract: To develop an integrated checklist for the management of patients with suspected morbidly adherent placenta (MAP).
  
  
  
  A checklist process was developed incrementally by clinicians in the disciplines of maternal-fetal medicine, gynaecology, medical imaging, and anaesthesia for management of women with suspected MAP.
  
  
  
  Over a five-year period of debriefing after individual cases, a comprehensive checklist system was developed. The checklist is activated upon referral if MAP is suspected at an initial maternal-fetal medicine consultation; the process is subsequently guided by a clinical nurse specialist, leading to a standardized program of care.
  
  
  
  Having a checklist process facilitates standardized care and optimal communication between specialists, providing team-based care for women with this potentially serious complication of pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Melissa G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Chiraag
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Talati
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON; Department of Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Jose C A
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kachura
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Ally
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murji
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kingdom
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Windrim
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D057189:Checklist; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013513:Obstetric Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000379:methods; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Checklist; disease management; high risk pregnancy; obstetrical anaesthesia; placenta accreta; placental disease