Implementing an Obstetric Emergency Team Response System: Overcoming Barriers and Sustaining Response Dose

摘要

We present our three-year OBET implementation process, including strategies designed to achieve and sustain a high response dose. Although OB-specific response teams differ from hospitalwide RRS, we have highlighted parallels, including fundamental goals, guiding principles, and attributes that may con- tribute to success. These results may be useful to institutions considering implementation, or those currently wrestling with implementation barriers. They also raise questions regarding optimal implementation strategies, responder team composition, response dose, communications technology, and feedback processes. These questions, as well as the role that obstetric-specific RRSs should play in enhancing maternal and fetal safety, warrant further research.