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HACs FAQs and resources

Based on advice, feedback and discussions with clinical experts and health services from across Australia, the Commission has compiled a list of FAQs and resources that may assist health services in the prevention and reduction of hospital-acquired complications (HACs).

Explore these resources and share your feedback.

Monitoring HACs

The primary intention of the hospital-acquired complications (HACs) list is to support the use of routinely collected data to identify potential areas for safety and quality improvement. It is a tool that enhances local safety and quality monitoring using existing data without the need for a separate nationwide clinical audit for HACs. Data collection and monitoring form the first component of this safety and quality initiative, while reviews to identify potential areas for improvement are the second component.

HACs should be monitored at multiple levels within health services, including by clinicians, managers and governing bodies. Monitoring HACs enables the identification and exploration of issues and the implementation of strategies to reduce them in line with those outlined in the information kit.

High or rising rates of HACs indicate that efforts are needed to understand and reduce these rates. Conversely, low and falling rates of HACs can signify success stories, which should be shared to support quality improvement and maintenance.

Resources developed by the Commission and the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority to support the monitoring of HACs at the local level include:

HACs FAQs

National goals for reducing HACs

HACs literature and resources

Resources

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Pressure injury Comprehensive Care Standard - Actions 5.21, 5.22 and 5.23 ACSQHC
Pressure injury Preventing pressure injuries and wound management (2020) ACSQHC
Falls Comprehensive Care Standard - Actions 5.24, 5.25 and 5.26 ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) AS18/07: Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) AS18/08: Antimicrobial stewardship and surgical prophylaxis ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) AS21/01: Implementing the Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) NSQHS Standards 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard fact sheet ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) NSQHS Standards fact sheet on preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infection 2017 ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Healthcare-Associated Infection Program ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) National Hand Hygiene Initiative ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) Manual ACSQHC
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard 2021 ACSQHC
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Surveillance for central line-associated bloodstream infection ACSQHC
Multi-resistant organism Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterale ACSQHC
Gastrointestinal infections Clostridioides difficile infection monitoring in Australia ACSQHC
Unplanned intensive care unit admission AS19/01: Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard: Recognising deterioration in a person's mental state ACSQHC
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Mental health ACSQHC
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Medication complications APINCHS classification of high risk medicines ACSQHC
Medication complications High risk medicines resources ACSQHC
Delirium Delirium Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Endocrine complications Comprehensive Care Standard - Actions 5.27 and 5.28 ACSQHC
Cardiac complications Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Perineal lacerations Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Pressure injury NSW Health policy directive: Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Pressure injury Pressure Injury Toolkit For Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Pressure injury Pressure injury prevention Clinical Excellence Queensland
Pressure injury Pressure injury prevention - information for patients, families and carers brochure Clinical Excellence Queensland
Pressure injury Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance
Pressure injury Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pressure injury Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team, Third Edition Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Pressure injury Stop the Pressure – Pressure Ulcers UK National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Falls Older Persons' Patient Safety Program - Falls prevention Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Falls Best-practice falls prevention resources and research - policy and guidelines , resouces for hospitals NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network
Falls Preventing falls at Beechworth Health Service Safer Care Victoria
Falls Reducing harm from falls programme New Zealand Health Quality & Safety Commission
Falls Quality standard QS86 - Falls in older people National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Falls Clinical Guideline CG161 Falls in older people: assessing risk and prevention National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Falls Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls, Fourth Edition Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019) National Health and Medical Research Council
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Infection Prevention and Control - Healthcare Associated Infections Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Healthcare-associated infections: guidance, advice and quality standards National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Public Health Guideline PH36 Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control (2011) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Clinical Guideline CG139 Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care (2017) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Quality Standard QS113 Healthcare-associated infections (2016) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Quality Standard QS61 Infection prevention and control (2014) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Compendium of HAI Guidance Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection - NHS National Services Scotland
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) National Infection Prevention and Control Manual Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection - NHS National Services Scotland
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) WHO infection prevention and control - Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level World Health Organization
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2014 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Compendium of Strategies 2022 Updates (Endorsed) Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG109 Urinary tract infection (lower): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG111 Pyelonephritis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG112 Urinary tract infection (recurrent): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG113 Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG224 Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management (2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE quality standard 36 Urinary tract infection in children and young people (2013 updated 2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Insertion and Management of Urethral Catheters for Adult Patients Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Clean intermittent urethral catheterisation in adults Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Department of Health (Tasmania)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Preventing catheter associated urinary tract infections - Acute Settings Public Health Scotland
Urinary tract infection (UTI) EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (EAU)
Surgical site infection Global guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection World Health Organization
Surgical site infection Quality Standard QS49 Surgical site infection (2013) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Surgical site infection NICE Guideline NG125 Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Surgical site infection IPG 666 Reducing the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) from surgical instruments used for interventional procedures on high-risk tissues (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Surgical site infection Surgical site infections - guidance documents Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Surgical site infection Patient Safety Primer - Surgical site infections Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pneumonia Hospital-acquired Pneumonia & Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (Adults) Clinical Guideline (2018) South Australia Health
Pneumonia Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia - Acute Care Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pneumonia Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Pneumonia NICE guideline NG139 Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (2019) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Pneumonia Clinical Guideline CG191 Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management (2014 updated 2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Pneumonia Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Blood stream infection Guide to the surveillance of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters How to prevent central line associated bacteraemia (CLAB) - Factsheet Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Open Book: Bloodstream infection related to peripheral intravenous cannula (May 2016) Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Intravascular Access Devices (IVAD) - Infection Prevention & Control, Policy Directive PD2019_040 NSW Health
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Intra-vascular device management Queensland Health
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters AVATAR group website - clinical guidelines, practice guidelines and other publications related to vascular access complications Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR)
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Multi-resistant organism Infection Prevention and Control Policy Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Multi-resistant organism Management of multi-resistant organisms Guideline Queensland Health
Multi-resistant organism Western Australian guidaance - Screening Requirements for Multiresistant Organisms Department of Health (WA)
Multi-resistant organism Multidrug-resistant organisms (MRO) SA Health
Gastrointestinal infections Gastroenteritis in an institution control guideline NSW Health
Gastrointestinal infections Gastro pack for hospitals and aged care facilities NSW Health
Gastrointestinal infections ASID/ACIPC position statement – Infection control for patients with Clostridium difficile infection in healthcare facilities Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC)
Gastrointestinal infections Clostridioides difficile: guidance, data and analysis collection Public Health England
Gastrointestinal infections Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Gastrointestinal infections Guidance document for prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in acute healthcare settings European society of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases (ESCMID)
Surgical complications Postoperative Complications - Clinical Guidelines for Nurses Ausmed
Surgical complications Surgical wound dehiscence: Improving prevention and outcomes World Union of Wound Healing Societies World Union of Wound Healing Societies
Surgical complications Clinical Pathway for Gynecologic Surgery Enhanced Recovery Canada: A Collaborative to Improve Surgical Care Healthcare Excellence Canada
Surgical complications Clinical Pathway for Inpatient and Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Enhanced Recovery Canada: A Collaborative to Improve Surgical Care Healthcare Excellence Canada
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Deteriorating Patients Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Recognition and response systems Safer Care Victoria
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Clinical deterioration SA Health
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Policy WA Health
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Compass program – COMPASS® aims to improve the early recognition and timely management of deteriorating patients ACT Health
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Patient Deterioration Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Deteriorating Patient Condition Healthcare Excellence Canada
Respiratory complications Managing acute pulmonary oedema Megan Purvey, George Allen
Respiratory complications Ambu aScope4 Broncho for use in unexpected difficult airways National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Video laryngoscopes to help intubation in people with difficult airways National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications PneuX to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Servo-n with Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) for babies and children National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Clinical Guideline CG191 Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management (2014 updated 2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure in adults National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Aspiration Pneumonitis/Pneumonia Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Respiratory complications Prevention of Aspiration in Adults American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention toolkit Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention program Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Policy Directive PD2019_057 NSW Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Adult Hospitalised Patients Queensland Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in pregnancy and the puerperium, Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline Queensland Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) National Prescribing Curriculum Prevention of venous thromboembolism NPS Medicinewise
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) NICE guidance, advice and quality standards on embolism and thrombosis National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) NICE Guideline 89 Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) NICE Guideline 158 Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: diagnosis of venous thromboembolism American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: optimal management of anticoagulation therapy American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prophylaxis for hospitalized and nonhospitalized medical patients American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of pediatric venous thromboembolisms American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: venous thromboembolism in the context of pregnancy American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical hospitalized patients American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer Update: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Renal failure Nephrology symptom management guidelines The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Renal failure NICE guideline NG148 Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Renal failure Quality standard QS76 Acute kidney injury National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Renal failure Clinical Practice Guideline Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) The Renal Association
Gastrointestinal bleeding Tranexamic acid should not be used for patients with severe gastrointestinal bleeding National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Gastrointestinal bleeding American College of Gastroenterology Clinical Guideline: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding The American College of Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal bleeding ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding The American College of Gastroenterology
Medication complications High concentration insulin products Safety Notice 007/19 NSW Health
Medication complications High-Risk Medicines Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications High-Risk Medicines Management Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications High-Risk Medicines Implementation Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Anticoagulation Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Hydromorphone Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Methotrexate Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Opioid Standard Implementation Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Paracetamol Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Intravenous Potassium Use Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Vincristine Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Intravenous Unfractionated Heparin Recommended Standard Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Non-Vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) Guideline Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Medication Safety Self Assessment Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Resources relating to high risk medicines NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. (NSW TAG)
Medication complications High Risk Medication Policy Department of Health (WA)
Medication complications Guidelines for Managing Specific High Risk Medications Relevant to the Organisation Department of Health (WA)
Medication complications High risk medicines SA Health
Medication complications High Risk Medicines Management Policy Directive SA Health
Medication complications High Risk Medicines Management Guideline SA Health
Medication complications Medication safety Queensland Health
Medication complications Safe use of opioids Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Medication complications High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Delirium Cognition and Delirium Screening for Adults (AMTS, DRAT, CAM) Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Delirium Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPS) Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Delirium Preventing delirium and managing cognitive impairment SA Health
Delirium Preventing delirium improvement project from Austin Health Safer Care Victoria
Delirium Quality Standard QS63 Delirium in adults National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Delirium Clinical Guideline CG103 Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Delirium Risk reduction and management of delirium (SIGN CPG 157) Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Delirium Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Delirium Melatonin shows potential for reducing delirium among older people after surgery National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Incontinence Older Persons' Patient Safety Program: Patient care fundamentals Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Incontinence Comprehensive Care - Minimising Harm Model Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Incontinence Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) Best Practice Principles Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Incontinence Preventing and treating incontinence Department of Health (Vic)
Incontinence Urinary incontinence in geriatric patients, diagnosis and therapy (translated title) Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany/Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e.V (AWMF)
Incontinence Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario A Proactive Approach to Bladder and Bowel Management in Adults Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Endocrine complications Older Persons' Patient Safety Program: Hydration and Nutrition Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Endocrine complications Nutrition and Hydration Clinical Directive SA Health
Endocrine complications Nutrition and Hydration Clinical Guideline SA Health
Endocrine complications Resources relating to high risk medicines NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. (NSW TAG)
Endocrine complications Unexplained hypoglycaemia - Emergency management in children Queensland Health
Endocrine complications Queensland Health - Nutrition Standards for Meals and Menus Revised 2022 Queensland Health
Endocrine complications Hypoglycaemia The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Hypoglycaemia
Endocrine complications Diabetes - Inpatient Management Clinical Practice Standard WA Country Health Service
Endocrine complications Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults Systematic Review Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Endocrine complications JBDS 01 The Hospital Management of Hypoglycaemia in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
Endocrine complications JBDS 03 Management of adults with diabetes undergoing surgery and elective procedures: improving standards Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
Endocrine complications Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021 American Diabetes Association
Endocrine complications Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada: In-Hospital Management of Diabetes Diabetes Canada
Cardiac complications Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) clinical guidelines (2016) Heart Foundation
Cardiac complications Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of heart failure in Australia 2018 Heart Foundation
Cardiac complications Cardiac monitoring of adult cardiac patients in NSW public hospitals Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Cardiac complications Management of STEMI during COVID-19 in NSW - Recommendation Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Cardiac complications Cardiac Arrest, Emergency Care Institute Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Cardiac complications Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Clinical Pathway Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Acute Coronary Syndrome Clinical Pathway Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Thrombolysis for STEMI Clinical Pathway Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Infective endocarditis factsheet Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Clinical Practice Guidelines: Respiratory/Acute pulmonary oedema Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG187 Acute heart failure: diagnosis and management National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Quality Standard QS103 Acute heart failure (2015) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Quality Standard QS21 Stable angina (2017) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG126 Stable angina: management (2016) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG95 Chest pain of recent onset: assessment and diagnosis (2016) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Quality Standard QS68 Acute coronary syndromes in adults (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications NICE Guideline NG185 Acute coronary syndromes (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications NICE Guideline NG196 Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management (2021) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG64 Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease Health Improvement Scotland (SIGN)
Cardiac complications Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), 2019 Malaysia, Ministry of Health
Cardiac complications Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis (2017) Malaysia, Ministry of Health
Cardiac complications 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death American College of Cardiology (ACC) American Heart Association (AHA)
Perineal lacerations South Australian Perinatal Practice Guideline. Perineal care and repair SA Health
Perineal lacerations South Australian Perinatal Practice Guideline Third and fourth degree tear management SA Health
Perineal lacerations Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline: Perineal Care. (2018) Queensland Health
Perineal lacerations Care during labour and birth Safer Care Victoria
Perineal lacerations Clinical Practice Guideline, Perineal care and repair: Protection, assessment and management Women and Newborn Health Service (WA)
Perineal lacerations Perineal Protection Bundle – How to guide Women’s Healthcare Australasia
Perineal lacerations Perineal Trauma Assessment, Repair and Safe Practice The Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria
Perineal lacerations Third and Fourth Degree Tears Management The Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria
Perineal lacerations Quality Standard QS105 Intrapartum Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Clinical Guideline CG190 Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Quality Standard QS192 Intrapartum care: existing medical conditions and obstetric complications (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Clinical Guideline CG121 Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies (2019) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Green top guideline No. 29: The Management of Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG)
Neonatal birth trauma Maternity and Neonatal Safety Program Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Neonatal birth trauma Perinatal Practice Guidelines SA Health
Neonatal birth trauma Care during labour and birth Safer Care Victoria
Neonatal birth trauma Safer Care Victoria Neonatal Handbook Safer Care Victoria
Neonatal birth trauma ANZCOR neonatal flowchart Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
Neonatal birth trauma ANZCOR Neonatal Guidelines Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
Neonatal birth trauma Clinical Practice Guideline, Neonatal care Women and Newborn Health Service (WA)
Neonatal birth trauma Neonatology guidelines, guidelines for the KEMH and PCH NICUs Child and Adolescent Health Service (WA)
Neonatal birth trauma Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Neonatal birth trauma Statements and guidelies from the RANZCOG Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Neonatal birth trauma Quality Standard QS105 Intrapartum Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Clinical Guideline CG190 Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Quality Standard QS192 Intrapartum care: existing medical conditions and obstetric complications (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Clinical Guideline CG121 Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies (2019) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Birth trauma Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Neonatal birth trauma 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)

Literature

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Pressure injury Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018 Joyce P, Moore ZEH, Christie J.
Pressure injury Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at-risk populations 2021 O'Connor T, Moore ZEH, Patton D
Pressure injury Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Asmara Jammali-Blasi, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Vannessa Leung, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Asmara Jammali-Blasi, Victoria Ramsden, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Alternative reactive support surfaces (non‐foam and non‐air‐filled) for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Beds, overlays and mattresses for preventing and treating pressure ulcers: an overview of Cochrane Reviews and network meta‐analysis 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Elizabeth McInnes, En Lin Goh, Gill Norman
Falls How do multifactorial interventions compare with usual care for preventing falls in older people admitted to hospital? 2019 Jane Burch, Gregor Veninšek
Falls Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals 2018 Ian D Cameron, Suzanne M Dyer, Claire E Panagoda, Geoffrey R Murray, Keith D Hill, Robert G Cumming, Ngaire Kerse
Falls Preventing falls among older people with mental health problems: a systematic review 2014 Bunn F, Dickinson A, Simpson C, Narayanan V, Humphrey D, Griffiths C, et al.
Surgical site infection Intraoperative interventions for preventing surgical site infection: an overview of Cochrane Reviews 2018 Zhenmi LiuJo, C Dumville, Gill Norman, Maggie J Westby, Jane Blazeby, Emma McFarlane, Nicky J Welton, Louise O'Connor, Julie Cawthorne, Ryan P George, Emma J Crosbie, Amber D Rithalia, Hung‐Yuan Cheng
Surgical site infection Systematic Literature Review on the Management of Surgical Site Infections 2018 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Surgical complications Ten top tips: management of surgical wound dehiscence 2018 Sandy-Hodgetts K, Ousey K, Howse E.
Surgical complications Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Anastomotic Leak 2019 Peters WR, Smallwood N, Hyman NH
Surgical complications Frequency, recognition, and management of postoperative hematomas following anterior cervical spine surgery: A review 2020 Nancy Epstein
Surgical complications 5 - Surgical Complications in Neurosurgery 2019 Nanda A, Patra DP.
Surgical complications 7 - Postoperative Hematoma in Cranial and Spinal Surgery 2019 Nanda A, Savardekar AR
Surgical complications Suture choice to reduce occurrence of surgical site infection, hernia, wound dehiscence and sinus/fistula: a network meta-analysis 2018 Zucker BE, Simillis C, Tekkis P, Kontovounisios C.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Preoperative and postoperative recommendations to surgical wound care interventions: A systematic meta-review of Cochrane reviews 2020 Gillespie BM, Walker RM, McInnes E, Moore Z, Eskes AM, O'Connor T, et al.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Critical care transition programs on readmission or death: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2020 Jonas Österlind,Jakob Gerhardsson,Tomi Myrberg Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Unplanned intensive care unit admission A systematic review of early warning systems' effects on nurses' clinical performance and adverse events among deteriorating ward patients 2020 Lee JR, Kim EM, Kim SA, Oh EG.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Failure to Rescue Deteriorating Patients 2020 Burke, Joshua R; Downey, Candice; Almoudaris, Alex M.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Unplanned ICU Admission Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes in Geriatric Trauma Patients 2020 Hillary E Mulvey, Richard D Haslam, Adam D Laytin, Carrie A Diamond, Carrie A Sims
Respiratory complications Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia 2018 Chang Liu, Yubin Cao, Jie Lin, Linda Ng, Ian Needleman, Tanya Walsh,Chunjie Li
Respiratory complications Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema 2019 Nicolas Berbenetz, Yongjun Wang, James Brown, Charlotte Godfrey, Mahmood Ahmad, Flávia MR Vital, Pier Lambiase, Amitava Banerjee, Ameet Bakhai, Matthew Chong
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Interventions for implementation of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients at risk for venous thromboembolism 2018 Susan R Kahn, David R Morrison, Gisèle Diendéré, Alexandre Piché, Kristian B Filion, Adi J Klil‐Drori, James D Douketis, Jessica Emed, André Roussin, Vicky Tagalakis, Martin Morris, William Geerts
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for women at risk during pregnancy and the early postnatal period 2021 Philippa Middleton, Emily Shepherd, Judith C Gomersall
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy 2020 Carla Perrotta, Jorge Chahla, Gustavo Badariotti, Jorge Ramos
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in people undergoing major amputation of the lower extremity 2020 David RB Herlihy, Matthew Thomas, Quoc H Tran, Vikram Puttaswamy
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy 2020 Anne WS Rutjes, Ettore Porreca, Matteo Candeloro, Emanuele Valeriani, Marcello Di Nisio
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Long term risk of symptomatic recurrent venous thromboembolism after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism event: systematic review and meta-analysis 2019 Khan F, Rahman A, Carrier M, Kearon C, Weitz J I, Schulman S et al.
Gastrointestinal bleeding Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units 2018 Toews I, George AT, Peter JV, Kirubakaran R, Fontes LES, Ezekiel JPB, Meerpohl JJ.
Gastrointestinal bleeding Pharmacological interventions for prevention and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in newborn infants 2019 Green DS, Abdel‐Latif ME, Jones LJ, Lui K, Osborn DA
Medication complications Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding 2018 Sverdén E, Markar S R, Agreus L, Lagergren J.
Medication complications Inpatient Respiratory Arrest Associated With Sedative and Analgesic Medications: Impact of Continuous Monitoring on Patient Mortality and Severe Morbidity 2021 McGrath SP, McGovern KM, Perreard IM, Huang V, Moss LB, Blike GT
Delirium Non‐pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2021 Burton JK, Craig L, Yong SQ, Siddiqi N, Teale EA, Woodhouse R, Barugh AJ, Shepherd AM, Brunton A, Freeman SC, Sutton AJ, Quinn TJ
Delirium Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2018 Burry L, Mehta S, Perreault MM, Luxenberg JS, Siddiqi N, Hutton B, Fergusson DA, Bell C, Rose L
Delirium Benzodiazepines for treatment of patients with delirium excluding those who are cared for in an intensive care unit 2020 Li Y, Ma J, Jin Y, Li N, Zheng R, Mu W, Wang J, Si JH, Chen J, Shang HC
Delirium Cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of delirium in non‐ICU settings 2018 Yu A, Wu S, Zhang Z, Dening T, Zhao S, Pinner G, Xia J, Yang D
Delirium Interventions for preventing intensive care unit delirium in adults 2018 Herling SF, Greve IE, Vasilevskis EE, Egerod I, Bekker Mortensen C, Møller AM, Svenningsen H, Thomsen T
Delirium Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 Woodhouse R, Burton JK, Rana N, Pang YL, Lister JE, Siddiqi N
Cardiac complications In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review 2019 Andersen LW, Holmberg MJ, Berg KM, Donnino MW, Granfeldt A
Cardiac complications Infective endocarditis: A contemporary update 2020 Ronak Rajani and John L Klein
Perineal lacerations Management of perineal laceration III. and IV degree after vaginal birth (translated title) 2020 Dammriss III. und IV. Grades nach vaginaler Geburt, Management. S2k-LL

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Pressure injury Comprehensive Care Standard - Actions 5.21, 5.22 and 5.23 ACSQHC
Pressure injury Preventing pressure injuries and wound management (2020) ACSQHC
Falls Comprehensive Care Standard - Actions 5.24, 5.25 and 5.26 ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard ACSQHC
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) AS18/07: Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations ACSQHC
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Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard 2021 ACSQHC
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Multi-resistant organism Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterale ACSQHC
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Medication complications APINCHS classification of high risk medicines ACSQHC
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Delirium Delirium Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Endocrine complications Comprehensive Care Standard - Actions 5.27 and 5.28 ACSQHC
Cardiac complications Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Perineal lacerations Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard ACSQHC
Pressure injury NSW Health policy directive: Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Pressure injury Pressure Injury Toolkit For Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Pressure injury Pressure injury prevention Clinical Excellence Queensland
Pressure injury Pressure injury prevention - information for patients, families and carers brochure Clinical Excellence Queensland
Pressure injury Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance
Pressure injury Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pressure injury Assessment and Management of Pressure Injuries for the Interprofessional Team, Third Edition Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Pressure injury Stop the Pressure – Pressure Ulcers UK National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Falls Older Persons' Patient Safety Program - Falls prevention Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Falls Best-practice falls prevention resources and research - policy and guidelines , resouces for hospitals NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network
Falls Preventing falls at Beechworth Health Service Safer Care Victoria
Falls Reducing harm from falls programme New Zealand Health Quality & Safety Commission
Falls Quality standard QS86 - Falls in older people National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Falls Clinical Guideline CG161 Falls in older people: assessing risk and prevention National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Falls Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls, Fourth Edition Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2019) National Health and Medical Research Council
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Infection Prevention and Control - Healthcare Associated Infections Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Healthcare-associated infections: guidance, advice and quality standards National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Public Health Guideline PH36 Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control (2011) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Clinical Guideline CG139 Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care (2017) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Quality Standard QS113 Healthcare-associated infections (2016) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Quality Standard QS61 Infection prevention and control (2014) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Compendium of HAI Guidance Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection - NHS National Services Scotland
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) National Infection Prevention and Control Manual Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection - NHS National Services Scotland
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) WHO infection prevention and control - Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the national and acute health care facility level World Health Organization
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2014 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) Compendium of Strategies 2022 Updates (Endorsed) Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG109 Urinary tract infection (lower): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG111 Pyelonephritis (acute): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG112 Urinary tract infection (recurrent): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG113 Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated): antimicrobial prescribing (2018) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE guideline NG224 Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management (2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) NICE quality standard 36 Urinary tract infection in children and young people (2013 updated 2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Insertion and Management of Urethral Catheters for Adult Patients Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Clean intermittent urethral catheterisation in adults Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Department of Health (Tasmania)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) Preventing catheter associated urinary tract infections - Acute Settings Public Health Scotland
Urinary tract infection (UTI) EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (EAU)
Surgical site infection Global guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection World Health Organization
Surgical site infection Quality Standard QS49 Surgical site infection (2013) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Surgical site infection NICE Guideline NG125 Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Surgical site infection IPG 666 Reducing the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) from surgical instruments used for interventional procedures on high-risk tissues (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Surgical site infection Surgical site infections - guidance documents Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Surgical site infection Patient Safety Primer - Surgical site infections Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pneumonia Hospital-acquired Pneumonia & Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (Adults) Clinical Guideline (2018) South Australia Health
Pneumonia Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia - Acute Care Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Pneumonia Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Pneumonia NICE guideline NG139 Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (2019) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Pneumonia Clinical Guideline CG191 Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management (2014 updated 2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Pneumonia Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Blood stream infection Guide to the surveillance of healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters How to prevent central line associated bacteraemia (CLAB) - Factsheet Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Open Book: Bloodstream infection related to peripheral intravenous cannula (May 2016) Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Intravascular Access Devices (IVAD) - Infection Prevention & Control, Policy Directive PD2019_040 NSW Health
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Intra-vascular device management Queensland Health
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters AVATAR group website - clinical guidelines, practice guidelines and other publications related to vascular access complications Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR)
Infections or inflammatory complications associated with peripheral/central venous catheters Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Safe healthcare For All (SHEA) American Hospital Association Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) The Joint Commission
Multi-resistant organism Infection Prevention and Control Policy Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Multi-resistant organism Management of multi-resistant organisms Guideline Queensland Health
Multi-resistant organism Western Australian guidaance - Screening Requirements for Multiresistant Organisms Department of Health (WA)
Multi-resistant organism Multidrug-resistant organisms (MRO) SA Health
Gastrointestinal infections Gastroenteritis in an institution control guideline NSW Health
Gastrointestinal infections Gastro pack for hospitals and aged care facilities NSW Health
Gastrointestinal infections ASID/ACIPC position statement – Infection control for patients with Clostridium difficile infection in healthcare facilities Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC)
Gastrointestinal infections Clostridioides difficile: guidance, data and analysis collection Public Health England
Gastrointestinal infections Clinical Practice Guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Gastrointestinal infections Guidance document for prevention of Clostridium difficile infection in acute healthcare settings European society of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases (ESCMID)
Surgical complications Postoperative Complications - Clinical Guidelines for Nurses Ausmed
Surgical complications Surgical wound dehiscence: Improving prevention and outcomes World Union of Wound Healing Societies World Union of Wound Healing Societies
Surgical complications Clinical Pathway for Gynecologic Surgery Enhanced Recovery Canada: A Collaborative to Improve Surgical Care Healthcare Excellence Canada
Surgical complications Clinical Pathway for Inpatient and Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Enhanced Recovery Canada: A Collaborative to Improve Surgical Care Healthcare Excellence Canada
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Deteriorating Patients Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Recognition and response systems Safer Care Victoria
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Clinical deterioration SA Health
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Policy WA Health
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Compass program – COMPASS® aims to improve the early recognition and timely management of deteriorating patients ACT Health
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Patient Deterioration Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Deteriorating Patient Condition Healthcare Excellence Canada
Respiratory complications Managing acute pulmonary oedema Megan Purvey, George Allen
Respiratory complications Ambu aScope4 Broncho for use in unexpected difficult airways National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Video laryngoscopes to help intubation in people with difficult airways National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications PneuX to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Servo-n with Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) for babies and children National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Clinical Guideline CG191 Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management (2014 updated 2022) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure in adults National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Respiratory complications Aspiration Pneumonitis/Pneumonia Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Respiratory complications Prevention of Aspiration in Adults American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention toolkit Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention program Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Policy Directive PD2019_057 NSW Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Adult Hospitalised Patients Queensland Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in pregnancy and the puerperium, Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline Queensland Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) National Prescribing Curriculum Prevention of venous thromboembolism NPS Medicinewise
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) NICE guidance, advice and quality standards on embolism and thrombosis National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) NICE Guideline 89 Venous thromboembolism in over 16s: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) NICE Guideline 158 Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: diagnosis of venous thromboembolism American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: optimal management of anticoagulation therapy American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prophylaxis for hospitalized and nonhospitalized medical patients American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of pediatric venous thromboembolisms American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: venous thromboembolism in the context of pregnancy American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical hospitalized patients American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism American Society of Hematology (ASH)
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer Update: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline Update American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Renal failure Nephrology symptom management guidelines The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Renal failure NICE guideline NG148 Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Renal failure Quality standard QS76 Acute kidney injury National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Renal failure Clinical Practice Guideline Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) The Renal Association
Gastrointestinal bleeding Tranexamic acid should not be used for patients with severe gastrointestinal bleeding National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Gastrointestinal bleeding American College of Gastroenterology Clinical Guideline: Upper Gastrointestinal and Ulcer Bleeding The American College of Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal bleeding ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding The American College of Gastroenterology
Medication complications High concentration insulin products Safety Notice 007/19 NSW Health
Medication complications High-Risk Medicines Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications High-Risk Medicines Management Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications High-Risk Medicines Implementation Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Anticoagulation Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Hydromorphone Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Methotrexate Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Opioid Standard Implementation Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Paracetamol Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Intravenous Potassium Use Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Vincristine Policy Standard Checklist Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Intravenous Unfractionated Heparin Recommended Standard Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Non-Vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) Guideline Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Medication Safety Self Assessment Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Medication complications Resources relating to high risk medicines NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. (NSW TAG)
Medication complications High Risk Medication Policy Department of Health (WA)
Medication complications Guidelines for Managing Specific High Risk Medications Relevant to the Organisation Department of Health (WA)
Medication complications High risk medicines SA Health
Medication complications High Risk Medicines Management Policy Directive SA Health
Medication complications High Risk Medicines Management Guideline SA Health
Medication complications Medication safety Queensland Health
Medication complications Safe use of opioids Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand
Medication complications High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Delirium Cognition and Delirium Screening for Adults (AMTS, DRAT, CAM) Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Delirium Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPS) Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Delirium Preventing delirium and managing cognitive impairment SA Health
Delirium Preventing delirium improvement project from Austin Health Safer Care Victoria
Delirium Quality Standard QS63 Delirium in adults National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Delirium Clinical Guideline CG103 Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Delirium Risk reduction and management of delirium (SIGN CPG 157) Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Delirium Antipsychotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Delirium Melatonin shows potential for reducing delirium among older people after surgery National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Incontinence Older Persons' Patient Safety Program: Patient care fundamentals Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Incontinence Comprehensive Care - Minimising Harm Model Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Incontinence Incontinence Associated Dermatitis (IAD) Best Practice Principles Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Incontinence Preventing and treating incontinence Department of Health (Vic)
Incontinence Urinary incontinence in geriatric patients, diagnosis and therapy (translated title) Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany/Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e.V (AWMF)
Incontinence Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario A Proactive Approach to Bladder and Bowel Management in Adults Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Endocrine complications Older Persons' Patient Safety Program: Hydration and Nutrition Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Endocrine complications Nutrition and Hydration Clinical Directive SA Health
Endocrine complications Nutrition and Hydration Clinical Guideline SA Health
Endocrine complications Resources relating to high risk medicines NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. (NSW TAG)
Endocrine complications Unexplained hypoglycaemia - Emergency management in children Queensland Health
Endocrine complications Queensland Health - Nutrition Standards for Meals and Menus Revised 2022 Queensland Health
Endocrine complications Hypoglycaemia The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Hypoglycaemia
Endocrine complications Diabetes - Inpatient Management Clinical Practice Standard WA Country Health Service
Endocrine complications Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults Systematic Review Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Endocrine complications JBDS 01 The Hospital Management of Hypoglycaemia in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
Endocrine complications JBDS 03 Management of adults with diabetes undergoing surgery and elective procedures: improving standards Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
Endocrine complications Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021 American Diabetes Association
Endocrine complications Diabetes Canada 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada: In-Hospital Management of Diabetes Diabetes Canada
Cardiac complications Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) clinical guidelines (2016) Heart Foundation
Cardiac complications Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of heart failure in Australia 2018 Heart Foundation
Cardiac complications Cardiac monitoring of adult cardiac patients in NSW public hospitals Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Cardiac complications Management of STEMI during COVID-19 in NSW - Recommendation Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Cardiac complications Cardiac Arrest, Emergency Care Institute Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)
Cardiac complications Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome Clinical Pathway Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Acute Coronary Syndrome Clinical Pathway Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Thrombolysis for STEMI Clinical Pathway Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Infective endocarditis factsheet Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Clinical Practice Guidelines: Respiratory/Acute pulmonary oedema Clinical Excellence Queensland
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG187 Acute heart failure: diagnosis and management National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Quality Standard QS103 Acute heart failure (2015) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Quality Standard QS21 Stable angina (2017) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG126 Stable angina: management (2016) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG95 Chest pain of recent onset: assessment and diagnosis (2016) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Quality Standard QS68 Acute coronary syndromes in adults (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications NICE Guideline NG185 Acute coronary syndromes (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications NICE Guideline NG196 Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management (2021) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Clinical Guideline CG64 Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Cardiac complications Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease Health Improvement Scotland (SIGN)
Cardiac complications Management of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), 2019 Malaysia, Ministry of Health
Cardiac complications Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis (2017) Malaysia, Ministry of Health
Cardiac complications 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death American College of Cardiology (ACC) American Heart Association (AHA)
Perineal lacerations South Australian Perinatal Practice Guideline. Perineal care and repair SA Health
Perineal lacerations South Australian Perinatal Practice Guideline Third and fourth degree tear management SA Health
Perineal lacerations Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guideline: Perineal Care. (2018) Queensland Health
Perineal lacerations Care during labour and birth Safer Care Victoria
Perineal lacerations Clinical Practice Guideline, Perineal care and repair: Protection, assessment and management Women and Newborn Health Service (WA)
Perineal lacerations Perineal Protection Bundle – How to guide Women’s Healthcare Australasia
Perineal lacerations Perineal Trauma Assessment, Repair and Safe Practice The Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria
Perineal lacerations Third and Fourth Degree Tears Management The Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria
Perineal lacerations Quality Standard QS105 Intrapartum Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Clinical Guideline CG190 Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Quality Standard QS192 Intrapartum care: existing medical conditions and obstetric complications (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Clinical Guideline CG121 Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies (2019) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Perineal lacerations Green top guideline No. 29: The Management of Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG)
Neonatal birth trauma Maternity and Neonatal Safety Program Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW)
Neonatal birth trauma Perinatal Practice Guidelines SA Health
Neonatal birth trauma Care during labour and birth Safer Care Victoria
Neonatal birth trauma Safer Care Victoria Neonatal Handbook Safer Care Victoria
Neonatal birth trauma ANZCOR neonatal flowchart Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
Neonatal birth trauma ANZCOR Neonatal Guidelines Australian and New Zealand Committee on Resuscitation (ANZCOR)
Neonatal birth trauma Clinical Practice Guideline, Neonatal care Women and Newborn Health Service (WA)
Neonatal birth trauma Neonatology guidelines, guidelines for the KEMH and PCH NICUs Child and Adolescent Health Service (WA)
Neonatal birth trauma Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Neonatal birth trauma Statements and guidelies from the RANZCOG Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Neonatal birth trauma Quality Standard QS105 Intrapartum Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Clinical Guideline CG190 Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Quality Standard QS192 Intrapartum care: existing medical conditions and obstetric complications (2020) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Clinical Guideline CG121 Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies (2019) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)
Neonatal birth trauma Birth trauma Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Neonatal birth trauma 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)

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Pressure injury Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018 Joyce P, Moore ZEH, Christie J.
Pressure injury Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at-risk populations 2021 O'Connor T, Moore ZEH, Patton D
Pressure injury Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Asmara Jammali-Blasi, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Vannessa Leung, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Asmara Jammali-Blasi, Victoria Ramsden, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Alternative reactive support surfaces (non‐foam and non‐air‐filled) for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Elizabeth McInnes
Pressure injury Beds, overlays and mattresses for preventing and treating pressure ulcers: an overview of Cochrane Reviews and network meta‐analysis 2021 Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum, Sarah Rhodes, Elizabeth McInnes, En Lin Goh, Gill Norman
Falls How do multifactorial interventions compare with usual care for preventing falls in older people admitted to hospital? 2019 Jane Burch, Gregor Veninšek
Falls Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals 2018 Ian D Cameron, Suzanne M Dyer, Claire E Panagoda, Geoffrey R Murray, Keith D Hill, Robert G Cumming, Ngaire Kerse
Falls Preventing falls among older people with mental health problems: a systematic review 2014 Bunn F, Dickinson A, Simpson C, Narayanan V, Humphrey D, Griffiths C, et al.
Surgical site infection Intraoperative interventions for preventing surgical site infection: an overview of Cochrane Reviews 2018 Zhenmi LiuJo, C Dumville, Gill Norman, Maggie J Westby, Jane Blazeby, Emma McFarlane, Nicky J Welton, Louise O'Connor, Julie Cawthorne, Ryan P George, Emma J Crosbie, Amber D Rithalia, Hung‐Yuan Cheng
Surgical site infection Systematic Literature Review on the Management of Surgical Site Infections 2018 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Surgical complications Ten top tips: management of surgical wound dehiscence 2018 Sandy-Hodgetts K, Ousey K, Howse E.
Surgical complications Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Anastomotic Leak 2019 Peters WR, Smallwood N, Hyman NH
Surgical complications Frequency, recognition, and management of postoperative hematomas following anterior cervical spine surgery: A review 2020 Nancy Epstein
Surgical complications 5 - Surgical Complications in Neurosurgery 2019 Nanda A, Patra DP.
Surgical complications 7 - Postoperative Hematoma in Cranial and Spinal Surgery 2019 Nanda A, Savardekar AR
Surgical complications Suture choice to reduce occurrence of surgical site infection, hernia, wound dehiscence and sinus/fistula: a network meta-analysis 2018 Zucker BE, Simillis C, Tekkis P, Kontovounisios C.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Preoperative and postoperative recommendations to surgical wound care interventions: A systematic meta-review of Cochrane reviews 2020 Gillespie BM, Walker RM, McInnes E, Moore Z, Eskes AM, O'Connor T, et al.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Critical care transition programs on readmission or death: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2020 Jonas Österlind,Jakob Gerhardsson,Tomi Myrberg Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Unplanned intensive care unit admission A systematic review of early warning systems' effects on nurses' clinical performance and adverse events among deteriorating ward patients 2020 Lee JR, Kim EM, Kim SA, Oh EG.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Failure to Rescue Deteriorating Patients 2020 Burke, Joshua R; Downey, Candice; Almoudaris, Alex M.
Unplanned intensive care unit admission Unplanned ICU Admission Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes in Geriatric Trauma Patients 2020 Hillary E Mulvey, Richard D Haslam, Adam D Laytin, Carrie A Diamond, Carrie A Sims
Respiratory complications Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia 2018 Chang Liu, Yubin Cao, Jie Lin, Linda Ng, Ian Needleman, Tanya Walsh,Chunjie Li
Respiratory complications Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary oedema 2019 Nicolas Berbenetz, Yongjun Wang, James Brown, Charlotte Godfrey, Mahmood Ahmad, Flávia MR Vital, Pier Lambiase, Amitava Banerjee, Ameet Bakhai, Matthew Chong
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Interventions for implementation of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients at risk for venous thromboembolism 2018 Susan R Kahn, David R Morrison, Gisèle Diendéré, Alexandre Piché, Kristian B Filion, Adi J Klil‐Drori, James D Douketis, Jessica Emed, André Roussin, Vicky Tagalakis, Martin Morris, William Geerts
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for women at risk during pregnancy and the early postnatal period 2021 Philippa Middleton, Emily Shepherd, Judith C Gomersall
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy 2020 Carla Perrotta, Jorge Chahla, Gustavo Badariotti, Jorge Ramos
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in people undergoing major amputation of the lower extremity 2020 David RB Herlihy, Matthew Thomas, Quoc H Tran, Vikram Puttaswamy
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy 2020 Anne WS Rutjes, Ettore Porreca, Matteo Candeloro, Emanuele Valeriani, Marcello Di Nisio
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) Long term risk of symptomatic recurrent venous thromboembolism after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism event: systematic review and meta-analysis 2019 Khan F, Rahman A, Carrier M, Kearon C, Weitz J I, Schulman S et al.
Gastrointestinal bleeding Interventions for preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in people admitted to intensive care units 2018 Toews I, George AT, Peter JV, Kirubakaran R, Fontes LES, Ezekiel JPB, Meerpohl JJ.
Gastrointestinal bleeding Pharmacological interventions for prevention and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in newborn infants 2019 Green DS, Abdel‐Latif ME, Jones LJ, Lui K, Osborn DA
Medication complications Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding 2018 Sverdén E, Markar S R, Agreus L, Lagergren J.
Medication complications Inpatient Respiratory Arrest Associated With Sedative and Analgesic Medications: Impact of Continuous Monitoring on Patient Mortality and Severe Morbidity 2021 McGrath SP, McGovern KM, Perreard IM, Huang V, Moss LB, Blike GT
Delirium Non‐pharmacological interventions for preventing delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2021 Burton JK, Craig L, Yong SQ, Siddiqi N, Teale EA, Woodhouse R, Barugh AJ, Shepherd AM, Brunton A, Freeman SC, Sutton AJ, Quinn TJ
Delirium Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients 2018 Burry L, Mehta S, Perreault MM, Luxenberg JS, Siddiqi N, Hutton B, Fergusson DA, Bell C, Rose L
Delirium Benzodiazepines for treatment of patients with delirium excluding those who are cared for in an intensive care unit 2020 Li Y, Ma J, Jin Y, Li N, Zheng R, Mu W, Wang J, Si JH, Chen J, Shang HC
Delirium Cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of delirium in non‐ICU settings 2018 Yu A, Wu S, Zhang Z, Dening T, Zhao S, Pinner G, Xia J, Yang D
Delirium Interventions for preventing intensive care unit delirium in adults 2018 Herling SF, Greve IE, Vasilevskis EE, Egerod I, Bekker Mortensen C, Møller AM, Svenningsen H, Thomsen T
Delirium Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care 2019 Woodhouse R, Burton JK, Rana N, Pang YL, Lister JE, Siddiqi N
Cardiac complications In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review 2019 Andersen LW, Holmberg MJ, Berg KM, Donnino MW, Granfeldt A
Cardiac complications Infective endocarditis: A contemporary update 2020 Ronak Rajani and John L Klein
Perineal lacerations Management of perineal laceration III. and IV degree after vaginal birth (translated title) 2020 Dammriss III. und IV. Grades nach vaginaler Geburt, Management. S2k-LL

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