Audit in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

This book provides a practical approach to audit in obstetrics and gynaecology and is divided into three sections. The first section starts with a definition of audit and also looks at the various forms it may take. Patient satisfaction issues are discussed as well as the evaluation of audit effectiveness. In addition the information requirements for a successful audit programme are described. The second section deals with audit in obstetrics, analysing antenatal and perinatal care and methods for perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity. The third section deals with audit in gynaecology, covering long-term studies of out- and inpatient care, cytology and colposcopy and gynaecological oncology. Final chapters review the treatment of infertility and problems in urological gynaecology.