National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)

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► 1. Patient recovery period: percentage of patients admitted to the post-anaesthesia recovery room with a temperature recorded in the recovery period of less than 35 degrees Celsius, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: percentage of patients admitted to the post-anaesthesia recovery room with a temperature recorded in the recovery period of less than 35 degrees Celsius, during the time period under study.



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► 2. Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing a procedure who are reviewed by an anaesthetist to manage severe pain, not responding to post-anaesthesia recovery room pain protocol, in the recovery period, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing a procedure who are reviewed by an anaesthetist to manage severe pain, not responding to post-anaesthesia recovery room pain protocol, in the recovery period, during the time period under study.



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► 3. Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing a procedure who require tracheal intubation or insertion of a laryngeal mask (or equivalent) to relieve respiratory distress, in the recovery period, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing a procedure who require tracheal intubation or insertion of a laryngeal mask (or equivalent) to relieve respiratory distress, in the recovery period, during the time period under study.



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► 4. Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing a procedure with anaesthetist in attendance who have an unplanned stay in the post-anaesthesia recovery room for longer than 2 hours for medical reasons, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing a procedure with anaesthetist in attendance who have an unplanned stay in the post-anaesthesia recovery room for longer than 2 hours for medical reasons, during the time period under study.




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► 5. Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing treatment for post-operative nausea and vomiting in the post-anaesthesia recovery room according to a hospital-approved protocol, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing treatment for post-operative nausea and vomiting in the post-anaesthesia recovery room according to a hospital-approved protocol, during the time period under study.




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► 6. Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing treatment for severe pain in the PACU according to a hospital-approved protocol, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Patient recovery period: percentage of patients undergoing treatment for severe pain in the PACU according to a hospital-approved protocol, during the time period under study.





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► 7. Post-operative period: percentage of patients having an unplanned admission to an intensive care unit within 24 hours of a procedure with an anaesthetist in attendance, during the time period under study.

Source(s)
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2010. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2010 Jan. 810 p.

full-text:
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse | Post-operative period: percentage of patients having an unplanned admission to an intensive care unit within 24 hours of a procedure with an anaesthetist in attendance, during the time period under study.