Monitoring healthcare quality in an obstetrics and gynaecology department using a CUSUM chart

Monitoring quality of audit in obstetrics and gynaecology.

OBJECTIVE To develop a questionnaire to assess audit activity and to use it to evaluate systematically the quality of audit in obstetrics and gynaecology within NHS hospitals in the UK. DESIGN Retrospective review of 212 consecutive questionnaires completed at hospital recognition committee visits for training accreditation, between 1 January 1993 and 31 August 1998, validated against hospita...

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Bromocriptine in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Bromocriptine, the active ingredient of Parlodel is a specific dopamine receptor agonist available for use in clinical practice. It has been successfully used in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia with associated amenorrhea, galactorrhea and infertility; in the inhibition of postpartum lactation; acromegaly and in Parkinson's disease. Its role in obstetrics and gynaecology is strategic since i...

Prostaglandins in obstetrics and gynaecology.

THE first reports of the use of the natural prostaglandins in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology appeared in 1968, initially for the induction of term labour in patients with fetal death and subsequently for patients with a live fetus. Since then numerous clinical reports have described the efficacy of using prostaglandins for this purpose administered by a variety of different routes and ...

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Meeting with Adjunct Faculty

Faculty members from the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences [8] – University of Nairobi [9] Dr. Alfred Osoti [10] and Dr. Rose Kosgei [11], had a meeting with Consultants from Partnerships for Innovative Medical Education in Kenya (PRIME-K) [12] decentralized sites. Institutions represented were: Karatina District Hospital, Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Isiolo Dist...