Clinical indicators for day surgery

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“…The following clinical indicators for ambulatory surgery [3] were assessed: (1) cancelation of the booked procedure after arrival at the day surgery center, (2) unplanned return to the operative room on the same day, (3) unplanned overnight admission, (4) unplanned return of the patient to the ambulatory surgery unit or hospital, (5) unplanned readmission to hospital, and (6) mortality and morbidity rates. The Excel administration system (Excel software; Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) was used for data processing and statistical analysis.…”

Early Experience With Clinical Indicators in Surgery

“…In addition to a small RACS–CEP working party, a liaison person from each of the then eight specialty boards assisted the process, which took approximately 3 1 / 2 years. Table 1 lists the conditions/procedures that the indicators addressed.…”

“…In January 1997 a set of 53 clinical indicators, covering procedures performed by eight specialty groups, was introduced into the ACHS Evaluation and Quality Improvement Programme (EQuIP). 1 A clinical indicator in the ACHS Programme is defined as a measure of the clinical management and/or outcome of care.…”

Clinical Indicators in Orthopaedic Surgery

“…To provide the necessary basis for these evaluations, measures of outcome such as clinical indicators have been proposed. Thus, working with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Care Evaluation Programme, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) introduced ~ 50 clinical indicators for surgical practice in 1996 1 …”