• Adverse events reporting by obstetric units in Norway as part of their quality assurance and patient safety work: an analysis of practice 

      Johansen, Lars Thomas; Braut, Geir Sverre; Acharya, Ganesh; Andresen, Jan Fredrik; Øian, Pål (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-08)
      Background - The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision aims to contribute to the improvement of quality and patient safety in the healthcare services. Planned audits were performed to investigate how 12 selected Norwegian obstetric units reported and analyzed adverse events as the part of their quality assurance and patient safety work.<p> Methods - Serious adverse events coded as birth asphyxia, ...
    • An evaluation by the Norwegian Health Care Supervision Authorities of events involving death or injuries in maternity care 

      Johansen, Lars Thomas; Braut, Geir Sverre; Andresen, Jan Fredrik; Øian, Pål (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-15)
      <p><i>Introduction</i>: We aimed to determine how serious adverse events in obstetrics were assessed by supervision authorities.</p> <p><i>Material and methods</i>: We selected cases investigated by supervision authorities during 2009‐2013. We analyzed information about who reported the event, the outcomes of the mother and infant, and whether events resulted from errors at the individual or ...
    • Fødselsomsorgen kan bli bedre 

      Johansen, Lars; Braut, Geir Sverre; Øian, Pål (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022-04-27)
      Til tross for en god fødselsomsorg i Norge skjer det uønskede hendelser med alvorlig utfall for mor og/eller barn. I media kan man jevnlig lese om alvorlige hendelser i forbindelse med fødsel, der tema ofte er dødsfall eller skade som følge av manglende eller feil helsehjelp. Disse historiene gjør inntrykk.<p> <p>Det er ikke bare den berørte familien som blir hardt rammet, det er også de involverte ...
    • Garbage codes in the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 1996-2019 

      Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Alfsen, Glenny Cecilie; Ebbing, Marta; Pedersen, Anne Gro; Sulo, Gerhard; Vollset, Stein Emil; Braut, Geir Sverre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-07)
      Background: Reliable statistics on the underlying cause of death are essential for monitoring the health in a population. When there is insufcient information to identify the true underlying cause of death, the death will be classifed using less informative codes, garbage codes. If many deaths are assigned a garbage code, the information value of the cause-of-death statistics is reduced. The aim ...
    • How common is substandard obstetric care in adverse events of birth asphyxia, shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage? Findings from an external inspection of Norwegian maternity units 

      Johansen, Lars Thomas; Braut, Geir Sverre; Acharya, Ganesh; Andresen, Jan Fredrik; Øian, Pål (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-15)
      Introduction - The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision inspects healthcare institutions to ensure safety and quality of health and welfare services. A planned inspection of 12 maternity units aimed to investigate the practice of obstetric care in the case of birth asphyxia, shoulder dystocia and severe postpartum hemorrhage.<p> <p>Material and methods - The inspection was carried out at two ...