NQMC Update Service: January 7, 2013 ▲ Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

NQMC Update Service: January 7, 2013

January 7, 2013

NQMC Update Service: January 7, 2013

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 01/07/2013 01:29 PM EST

January 7, 2013

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New This Week

Measure Summaries

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

• Antibiotic prophylaxis: percentage of patients who undergo hysterectomy who receive antibiotic prophylaxis prior to surgery, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Blood transfusion: percentage of patients receiving an unplanned blood transfusion during their hospital admission for any type of gynaecological surgery for benign disease, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Blood transfusion: percentage of patients receiving an unplanned blood transfusion during their hospital admission for any type of gynaecological surgery for malignant disease, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Injury to a major viscus: percentage of patients suffering injury to a major viscus with repair, during a gynaecological operative procedure or subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Laparoscopic management of an ectopic pregnancy: percentage of patients having laparoscopic management following an ectopic pregnancy, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Laparoscopic surgery: percentage of patients receiving a bladder injury at the time of a laparoscopic hysterectomy with repair, during the procedure or subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Laparoscopic surgery: percentage of patients receiving a ureter injury at the time of a laparoscopic hysterectomy with repair, during the procedure or subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Laparoscopic surgery: percentage of patients receiving an injury to a major viscus with repair, during a laparoscopic gynaecological operative procedure or subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Thromboprophylaxis: percentage of moderate- to high-risk patients (as per guidelines) over 40 years who undergo hysterectomy who receive thromboprophylaxis, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Thromboprophylaxis: percentage of moderate- to high-risk patients (as per guidelines) over 40 years who undergo pelvic floor surgery who receive thromboprophylaxis, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Urogynaecology: percentage of patients receiving a bladder injury at the time of a pelvic floor repair procedure with repair, during the procedure or subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Urogynaecology: percentage of patients receiving a ureter injury at the time of a pelvic floor repair procedure with repair, during the procedure or subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.

• Urogynaecology: percentage of patients receiving injury to a major viscus with repair, during a pelvic floor repair procedure subsequently up to 2 weeks post-operatively, during the 6 month time period. This updates a previously published measure summary.