Prevention and Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

- CLINICAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING

1.     Proportion of women undergoing stimulated assisted reproduction treatment who receive comprehensive verbal and written information on OHSS symptoms and 24-hour emergency contact details.

2.     Reporting severe and critical cases of OHSS admitted to hospital .

3.     Notification by Emergency units to licensed fertility centres of any patient seen with a suspected diagnosis of OHSS .

4.     Daily clinical review of hospitalized women with severe OHSS, including weight and abdominal girth measurements, and monitoring of fluid intake and output .

5.     Prescription of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for all women with severe or critical OHSS, unless contraindicated, regardless of hospital admission status .cs