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ACSQHC-ARCR-456

Prioritised clinical domain
Nil
Abbreviation
ANZELA-QI
Registry contact

Kimberley Penglis, The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, anzela-qi@surgeons.org

Year established
2018
Description

The outcomes of patients undergoing emergency laparotomy are measured by assessing the care provided against specified key performance indicators (KPIs). The KPIs include but are not limited to: the presence of consultants or other specialists, preoperative reports of CT scans and postoperative admission to critical care.

The ANZELA-QI aims to:

  • Improve patient care by providing timely feedback of process and outcome data
  • Develop broad engagement through emergency laparotomy data collection
  • Identify areas of care requiring improvement and foster collaborative multidisciplinary care
  • Provide the opportunity for research projects
Reporting process
  • Routine feedback to contributing clinicians
  • Reported to State/Territory health departments
  • Shared with hospital executive
  • Shared with medical colleges
  • Shared with other clinicians
  • Outcomes provided in an annual report
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)

Nil

Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)

Nil

Participating sites

New South Wales

  • Albury Wodonga Health
  • Armidale Rural Referral Hospital
  • Nepean Hospital
  • Port Macquarie Base Hospital

Northern Territory

  • Royal Darwin Hospital

Queensland

  • Caboolture Hospital
  • Gold Coast University Hospital
  • Logan Hospital
  • Mackay Hospital and Health Service
  • Mater Hospital Brisbane
  • Rockhampton Base Hospital
  • Sunshine Hospital (Western Health)

South Australia

  • The Royal Adelaide Hospital

Tasmania

  • Royal Hobart Hospital

Victoria

  • Ballarat Health Service (Base Hospital)
  • Barwon Health - Geelong Hospital Campus
  • Bendigo Hospital
  • Footscray Hospital (Western Health)
  • Latrobe Regional Hospital
  • Mount Gambier And Districts Health Service
  • St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
  • The Alfred Hospital
  • University Hospital Geelong (Barwon Health)
  • Western Health

Western Australia 

  • Albany Hospital
  • Bunbury Regional Hospital
  • Fiona Stanley Hospital
  • Royal Perth Hospital
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
  • St John Of God Midland Public & Private Hospital
Condition
Emergency Laparotomy
Name
Australian and New Zealand Emergency Laparotomy Audit – Quality Improvement
Lead organisation
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Ethics approval reference
South Metropolitan Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee Reference:RGS0000000848
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