A Standardized Oxytocin Administration Protocol After Delivery to Reduce the Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Jennifer L DoyleAngela Silber

Abstract

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal death, and its rate and severity have been increasing. Oxytocin is widely recommended for PPH prophylaxis, but consensus is lacking on the dose or duration, leading to disparate and subjective practices. In this study, clinical outcomes were compared before and after introduction of a quality measure: a standardized oxytocin protocol for PPH prophylaxis. A retrospective cohort study was conducted of postpartum women ≥24 weeks' gestation delivered from 2010 to 2015. Women were grouped according to delivery pre-protocol (PREP) or post-protocol (POSTP) then subgrouped by specified criteria indicating low risk for PPH. The protocol was standardized for all POSTP women: 60 units of oxytocin over 5.25 hours postdelivery. The primary outcome was a composite: defined treatment for hemorrhage or uterine atony. Of 16,811 women included, 46.3% were PREP (n = 7,791), and 53.7% were POSTP (n = 9,020). A total of 2,315 subjects (13.8%) met low risk for PPH criteria. The primary outcome rate was lower after protocol introduction for all subjects (7.0% vs. 4.6%; p <0.001) and low-risk subset women (3.8% vs. 1.4%; p <0.001). Delivery after protocol introduction was associated with a dec...Continue Reading

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Jun 22, 2021·Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN·UNKNOWN Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Jun 22, 2021·Nursing for Women's Health·UNKNOWN Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

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