Published: December 2016. Next review: 2023.
The perioperative toolkit is a service framework for public hospitals across metropolitan, regional and rural NSW. It aids continuous quality improvement of perioperative structures, processes and outcomes for patients having a surgery or procedure and anaesthesia.
Implementation resources
- Self-assessment tool (XLS 232.9 KB) - Assess your current processes and practice against the elements of the toolkit. Use the results to form a local action plan.
Blood management
Use these resources for care relating to blood management.
- Blood watch
Identify and address risks related to transfusion practice, patient blood management and the supply of blood and blood products.
Source: Clinical Excellence Commission - Patient blood management guidelines: module 2 perioperative
Use the recommendations and practice points in this guideline to provide pre, intra and postoperative care of patients.
Source: National Blood Authority
Toolkit appendices
These tools are examples only and can be adapted by hospitals or local health districts to meet their local needs.
- Appendix 1: Patient health questionnaire – adult (PDF 168.3 KB)
- Appendix 2: Patient health questionnaire – paediatric (PDF 164.9 KB)
- Appendix 3: Transfer of care from hospital planning questionnaire (PDF 211.9 KB)
- Appendix 4: Conditions considerations for assessing a patient’s perioperative risk (PDF 141.8 KB)
- Appendix 5: Additional information to be obtained from the primary health care provider (PDF 122.0 KB)
- Appendix 6: Pre-admission medical assessment form (PDF 222.2 KB)
- Appendix 7: Perioperative patient information booklet (PDF 1012.1 KB)
- Appendix 8: Patient information checklist (PDF 116.6 KB)
- Appendix 9: Standardised perioperative pathway (PDF 134.5 KB)
- Appendix 10: Preoperative haemoglobin assessment and optimisation template
- Appendix 11: Patient blood management guidelines: massive transfusion protocol template