Purpose: To describe
a resident focused multidisciplinary severe maternal morbidity (SMM) review
program.
Background: The Joint Commission defined SMM as peri-partum blood transfusion of 4
units or admission to ICU and recommends multidisciplinary reviews to determine
opportunities for improvement in care
Methods: An ongoing process detects cases of SMM with root-cause-analysis performed
if case qualifies as a sentinel event. Data is extract and presented quarterly
to, a multidisciplinary committee to determine contributory factors,
opportunities to alter outcome, best practices and recommendations.
Results: Forty-five SMM cases were reviewed from 1/15 to 6/17 by residents 67%,
fellows 9%, nurses 7%, and MFM faculty 17%. Opportunities to alter care were
determined to be strong in 9% and possible in 62%. System/provider could alter outcome in 53% while the patient
could have altered outcome in 33% of cases.
Outcomes could have been altered by contraception/sterilization in 13%,
patient compliance 11%, early prenatal care 20%, referral/consultations 9%,
improved documentation 7%, early recognition 33%, team communication 4% and
management 31%. Good practices recognized included multidisciplinary
teamwork/communication 60%, evidence-based response 36%, timely recognition
24%, documentation 20%, quality obstetric care 22%, timely referral 13%, expertise
care 9%, and patient-centered-care 7%. Strong opportunity to alter outcome was
present with hypertensive crisis (p=0.026). Significant opportunities to alter
outcomes were: preterm SMM cases by contraception/sterilization (p=0.036);
patient compliance in Medicaid insured (p=0.01) and younger women (p=0.04).
Transfusions were recognized for the good practice of timely recognition
(p=0.045).
Discussions: Residents’
involvement in SMM reviews can determine care improvement opportunities and
provide training on safety and quality.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2018, Student, Resident, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Osteopathic Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice & Improvement, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, Quality & Safety, Public Health, Maternal-Fetal Medicine,
Dotun Ogunyemi, MD
