Severe maternal morbidity (near miss) as a sentinel event of maternal death. An attempt to use routine data for surveillance

Severe maternal morbidity (near miss) as a sentinel event of maternal death. An attempt to use routine data for surveillance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To identify all the records within the Brazilian Hospital Information System (HIS) that contained information suggestive of severe maternal morbidity (near miss); to describe the diagnoses and procedures used; to identify variables a...

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Main Authors: Hardy Ellen E, Cecatti Jose G, Sousa Maria H, Serruya Suzanne J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Online Access:http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/5/1/6

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