Development of a tailored strategy to improve postpartum hemorrhage guideline adherence

Suzan M de Visser, Mallory D Woiski, Richard P Grol, Frank P H A Vandenbussche, Marlies E J L Hulscher, Hubertina C J Scheepers, Rosella P M G Hermens, Suzan M de Visser, Mallory D Woiski, Richard P Grol, Frank P H A Vandenbussche, Marlies E J L Hulscher, Hubertina C J Scheepers, Rosella P M G Hermens

Abstract

Background: Despite the introduction of evidence based guidelines and practical courses, the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage shows an increasing trend in developed countries. Substandard care is often found, which implies an inadequate implementation in high resource countries. We aimed to reduce the gap between evidence-based guidelines and clinical application, by developing a strategy, tailored to current barriers for implementation.

Methods: The development of the implementation strategy consisted of three phases, supervised by a multidisciplinary expert panel. In the first phase a framework of the strategy was created, based on barriers to optimal adherence identified among professionals and patients together with evidence on effectiveness of strategies found in literature. In the second phase, the tools within the framework were developed, leading to a first draft. In the third phase the strategy was evaluated among professionals and patients. The professionals were asked to give written feedback on tool contents, clinical usability and inconsistencies with current evidence care. Patients evaluated the tools on content and usability. Based on the feedback of both professionals and patients the tools were adjusted.

Results: We developed a tailored strategy to improve guideline adherence, covering the trajectory of the third trimester of pregnancy till the end of the delivery. The strategy, directed at professionals, comprehending three stop moments includes a risk assessment checklist, care bundle and time-out procedure. As patient empowerment tools, a patient passport and a website with patient information was developed. The evaluation among the expert panel showed all professionals to be satisfied with the content and usability and no discrepancies or inconsistencies with current evidence was found. Patients' evaluation revealed that the information they received through the tools was incomplete. The tools were adjusted accordingly to the missing information.

Conclusion: A usable, tailored strategy to implement PPH guidelines and practical courses was developed. The next step is the evaluation of the strategy in a feasibility trial.

Trial registration: Clinical trial registration: The Fluxim study, registration number: NCT00928863 .

Keywords: Implementation strategy; Postpartum hemorrhage; Substandard care; Tailor-made.

Conflict of interest statement

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Medical Ethical Committee (CMO) of the region Arnhem and Nijmegen (ABR no.NL25975.091.08) declared that ethical approval was not necessary. Written informed consent was received from all patients involved in any part of the Fluxim study.

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Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
The strategy development process. The three phases for the development of the implementation strategy to improve PPH guideline adherence. The first phase consisted of the analyses of barriers for guideline implementation and the search of international literature of strategy effectiveness, leading to the creating of the strategy framework. The second phase was the content detailing of the created framework and the development of the individual tools. After the first draft was made, a feedback round among professionals and patients was held to assess the content and usability of the tools
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Flowchart of the implementation strategy. Figure gives an overview of the developed, tailored strategy to improve adherence to the evidence-based guideline on PPH care. The strategy covers the trajectory of the third trimester of pregnancy till the end of the third stage of delivery. An extensive description of the content of each of the tools can be found in the results section: Phase two: content detailing and tool development

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