Key result
Post-anesthetic recovery room complication rates match or fall below previously published series.
Observational (n=13,266)
Clinical indicator data collection in the recovery room is a valuable quantitative tool for quality assurance.
Recovery room monitoring supports quality assurance benchmarking; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective validation.
Clinical indicators and complications occurring in the recovery room or post anaesthetic care unit were recorded for patients who had an anaesthetic procedure during 1995, 1996 and 1997 (n = 13 266). Clinical indicators measured were those developed by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards in conjunction with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, and three other indicators. All patients were assessed and positive data were collected by nursing staff on a standardised form which was checked and collated by the anaesthetist responsible for the recovery room (the author). The rates for some indicators were higher than the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards 1997 rates, but the overall rates of complications were comparable with, or lower than, those in published series. Clinical indicator data are seen as a valuable quantitative tool for quality assurance, particularly if collected as part of a more comprehensive programme.
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Maureen Peskett (1999) conducted an observational in Post-anaesthetic recovery (n=13,266). Anaesthetic procedure was evaluated on Clinical indicators and complications in the recovery room. Overall rates of complications in the recovery room for 13,266 patients following anaesthetic procedures were comparable with or lower than those in published series.
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