Clinical Guidelines

This guideline is intended to assist parents and carers to make sense of the system which exists to support them and their child with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour and / or mental health problems, at different stages and ages.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/276992/ID-guidelines-pathways.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 8 July 2015

Responding to Needs of People with Disability during Hospitalisation

The Policy Directive sets out guiding principles for responding to needs of people with disability including inclusion, person-centred services, accessibility, communication, and reasonable adjustment. This policy is to be implemented in conjunction with other NSW Health policies relevant to, treatment in, and transfer out of hospital as referenced in the policy.

http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2008/PD2008_010.html

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Health Care in People with Intellectual Disability Guidelines

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/231514/Health_Care_in_People_with_Intellectual_Disability_Guidelines.pdf

Format: PDF File (602.4 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 9 July 2014

NSW Health & Ageing and Disability and Home Care (ADHC) Joint Guideline

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/203701/MOU_ADHC_Health_2013.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 November 2013

Provision of Services to People with an Intellectual Disability and Mental Illness - MOU & Guidelines

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/203699/MOU_-_Mental_Health_and_ID.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 November 2013

Intensive Care(8)

Temperature measurement for critically ill adults: A clinical practice guideline

This guideline is provided to guide the development of local practices to support the accurate and timely measurement of temperature in critically ill adults.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/temperature-measurement

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Suctioning an adult ICU patient

The guideline has been developed to provide clinicians with recommendations to guide the development of local policy/procedures in related to suction through an artificial airway in critically ill adult patients in NSW acute care facilities.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/suctioning-an-adult-icu-patient

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Physical activity and movement: A guideline for critically ill adults

This guideline offers 16 recommendations to guide the development of a physical activity and movement (PAM) program for critically ill adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / High Dependency Unit (HDU) patients from the time of admission until discharge.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/physical-activity-and-movement

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Non-invasive ventilation guidelines for adult patients with acute respiratory failure

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a consistent level of support and guidance to clinicians in adult critical care areas and specialist respiratory care units about the care required for patients receiving NIV.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/non-invasive-ventilation-guidelines

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Eye care for critically ill adults

The purpose of the Eye care for critically ill adults guideline is to inform intensive care practice related to the provision of eye care for critically ill patients. The underlying aim of the guideline is to minimise the prevalence of ocular surface disorders in this group of patients.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/eye-care

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Pressure Injury Prevention for Critically Ill Adults

This guideline is provided so that acute care facilities can develop local practices to support the accurate identification, assessment and associated interventions to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries in critically ill adults in the intensive care environment.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/pip

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Intensive Care NSW Additional Resources - Care of Adult Patients in Acute Care Facilities with a Tracheostomy

The recommendations in this guideline apply to adult patients with a temporary or permanent tracheostomy tube who are inpatients in acute care facilities.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/acute-tracheostomy

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2013

Central venous access device

The Central venous access device – Post insertion management guideline was developed to answer the question: “What nursing interventions can reduce the risk of device failure (i.e. acteraemia / bloodstream infection, local infection, blockage, accidental removal or dislodgement, thrombosis, phlebitis) and reduce costs while improving satisfaction for patients with a CVAD?”

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/cvad

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Nuclear Medicine(1)

Nutrition(4)

Parenteral Nutrition Pocketbook

This resource was developed to support clinicians working in facilities where PN is less frequently used and to identify best care practices for PN for NSW public health facilities.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/nutrition/parenteral_nutrition_pn/parenteral-nutrition-pocketbook

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 21 July 2015

Gastrostomy tubes and devices

Caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices covers the patient journey from initiation of gastrostomy feeding to ongoing care, permanent tube removal and transition or transfer of care.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/nutrition/hen/gastrostomy-tubes

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 October 2015

A Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices - From pre-insertion to ongoing care and removal

This guide is the result of collaboration between the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) and the Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia (GENCA). It provides national evidence based guidelines for caring for people with a gastrostomy tube or device. Using the guidelines, clinicians can access practical information about the different stages of the patient journey from deciding to initiate gastrostomy tube feeding to permanent tube removal transition or transfer of care.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/251063/gastrostomy_guide-web.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.7 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 6 March 2015

A Clinician’s Guide: Caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices - Key Principles and Practice Points

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/251062/Gastrostomy_Guide_Key_Principles.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 December 2014

Ophthalmology(3)

Paediatric(1)

Pain Management(4)

Primary Health(1)

Renal(1)

Respiratory(4)

Spinal Cord Injury(6)

Stroke(3)

Surgical Services(11)

ACI Guide Integrated Surgical Care for Older People

The Guide to Integrated Surgical Care for Older People has been a joint effort between several ACI networks. In particular, the Guide addresses priority topics for the Surgical Services Taskforce, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care and Aged Health networks.

The Guide supports clinical teams to deliver appropriate, efficient and timely surgical care for complex and co-morbid patients, focusing on early and effective communication, proactive approaches to managing clinical risk and regular review of processes for ongoing improvement.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/450303/ACI-Guide_Integrated_Surgical_Care_for_Older_People.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 October 2018

Contacts

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/enhanced-recovery-after-surgery/enhanced_recovery_after_surgery-report/contacts

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 28 November 2016

Resources

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/enhanced-recovery-after-surgery/enhanced_recovery_after_surgery-report/resources

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 28 November 2016

References

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/enhanced-recovery-after-surgery/enhanced_recovery_after_surgery-report/references

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 28 November 2016

Specialty specific example

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/enhanced-recovery-after-surgery/enhanced_recovery_after_surgery-report/specialty_specific_example

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 28 November 2016

Patient story

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/enhanced-recovery-after-surgery/enhanced_recovery_after_surgery-report/patient_story

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 28 November 2016

Introduction

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/enhanced-recovery-after-surgery/enhanced_recovery_after_surgery-report/intro

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 28 November 2016

Approach to the Adrenal Incidentaloma

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/clinical-guidelines/approach-to-the-adrenal-incidentaloma

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 11 January 2016

Guideline for Risk-Reducing Mastectomy

This guideline provides clinicians with guidance and recommendations for the categorisation of women for risk-reducing mastectomy surgery.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/clinical-guidelines/guideline-for-risk-reducing-mastectomy

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 14 May 2015

Operating Theatre Efficiency Guidelines

The Guidelines have been developed as a best practice guide for the management and governance of OTs in NSW public hospitals and are intended to provide assistance to OT committees, managers and staff in the management of efficient operating theatres at hospital and Local Health District levels. The Guidelines provide information on OT efficiency measures, management processes and cost considerations based on expert recommendations.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/252436/operating-theatre-efficiency-guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 1 December 2020

Clinical Protocol Guideline: Microdiscectomy

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/surgical-services/delivery/predictable-surgery/documents/MicroDisc.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 2 May 2013

Trauma and Injury Management(26)

European Practice Guidelines for Burn Care (European Burns Association, Version 4, 2017)

https://www.euroburn.org/wp-content/uploads/EBA-Guidelines-Version-4-2017.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 April 2021

Airway guideline (Australian Resuscitation Council, 2014)

http://resus.org.au/?wpfb_dl=15

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway (American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2013)

http://www.asahq.org/~/media/sites/asahq/files/public/resources/standards-guidelines/practice-guidelines-for-management-of-the-difficult-airway.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Emergency Tracheal Intubation Immediately Following Traumatic Injury (EAST, 2012)

https://www.east.org/Content/documents/practicemanagementguidelines/Emergency_tracheal_intubation_immediately.10.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 April 2021

Triage, assessment, investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2014)

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG176

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Early management of patients with a head injury (SIGN, 2009)

http://www.headandnecktrauma.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sign110.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 April 2021

Evaluation and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (EAST, 2012)

https://www.east.org/Content/documents/practicemanagementguidelines/Evaluation_and_management_of_mild_traumatic_brain.6.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 April 2021

The Management of Acute Neurotrauma in Rural and Remote Locations, 3rd Ed. (Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2009)

https://www.surgeons.org/-/media/Project/RACS/surgeons-org/files/position-papers/pos_2009-9-14_management_of_acute_neurotrauma_in_rural_and_remote_locations.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 13 May 2021

Infants and Children: Acute Management of Head Injury (NSW Health, 2011)

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2011/pdf/PD2011_024.pdf

Format: PDF File

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 16 November 2020

Pelvic injury CPG

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/trauma-and-injury-management/pelvic_injury/pelvic_injury_cpg

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 25 July 2014

Hypovolaemic CPG

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/trauma-and-injury-management/hypovolaemic_shock/hypovolaemic_shock_cpg

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 25 July 2014

Emergency Airway Management in the Trauma Patient (ITIM, 2007)

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/trauma-and-injury-management/airway/airway_cpg

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 25 July 2014

Discharge Advice

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/trauma-and-injury-management/head_injury/head_injury_cpg/discharge_advice

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 25 July 2014

Pelvic Injury CPG Algorithm 2

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/195179/Algorithm_2._Management_of_a_Pelvic_Fracture_Without_Angiography_Services_Available.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Pelvic Injury CPG Algorithm 1

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/195178/Algorithm_1._Management_of_a_Pelvic_Fracture_with_Angiography_Services_Available.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Pelvic Injury CPG summary report

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/195177/Management_of_Haemodynamically_Unstable_Patients_with_a_Pelvic_Fracture_Summary_Report.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Pelvic Injury CPG full report

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/195176/Management_of_Haemodynamically_Unstable_Patients_with_a_Pelvic_Fracture_Full_Report.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.2 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Hypovolaemic Shock CPG Algorithm

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/195173/HypovolaemicShock_Alg.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Hypovolaemic Shock CPG summary report

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/195172/HypovolaemicShock_Summary.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Hypovolaemic Shock CPG full report

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/195171/HypovolaemicShock_FullReport.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.1 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Closed Head Injury CPG 2nd Ed. Algorithm 2

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/195153/Closed_Head_Injury_CPG_2nd_Ed_Algorithm_2.pdf

Format: PDF File (94.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Closed Head Injury CPG 2nd Ed. Algorithm 1

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/195152/Closed_Head_Injury_CPG_2nd_Ed_Algorithm_1.pdf

Format: PDF File (118.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Closed Head Injury CPG 2nd Ed. Summary Report

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/195151/Closed_Head_Injury_CPG_2nd_Ed_Summary_document.pdf

Format: PDF File (810.9 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Closed Head Injury CPG 2nd Ed. Full report

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/195150/Closed_Head_Injury_CPG_2nd_Ed_Full_document.pdf

Format: PDF File (1.8 MB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 22 August 2013

Initial Management of Closed Head Injury in Adults (ITIM, 2011)

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/trauma-and-injury-management/head_injury/head_injury_cpg

Format: Webpage

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 25 July 2014

NSW Burn Transfer Guideline

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162634/ACI_PRISM_Burns-Transfer_Guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 15 June 2020

Urology(8)

Male Indwelling Urinary Catheterisation (IUC) - Adult Clinical Guideline, Competencies & Patient Information Leaflet

This resource is not updated and available for reference only. Please refer to the Clinical Excellence Commission information on catheterisation.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/256133/ACI_Male_IUCv3.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 14 March 2017

Female Indwelling Urinary Catheterisation (IUC) - Adult - Clinical Guideline, Competencies & Patient Information Leaflet

This resource is not updated and available for reference only. Please refer to the Clinical Excellence Commission information on catheterisation.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/256132/ACI_Female_IUCv2.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 19 January 2016

Supra Pubic Catheter (SPC) - Adult Clinical Guideline, Competencies & Patient Information Leaflet

This resource is not updated and available for reference only. Please refer to the Clinical Excellence Commission information on catheterisation.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/256131/ACI_SPCv2.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 19 January 2016

Trial of Void - Hospital - Clinical Guideline

Procedure, equipment and notes for trial of void for urethral catheter and suprapubic catheter in the hospital setting. Please note this resource is currently under revision (2019).

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/191068/ACI_TOV_Hospital_Jan13.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 29 August 2016

Trial of Void - community nursing toolkit

Procedures, equipment and interpretation for community trial of void (TOV) with an indwelling urethral catheter and with suprapubic catheter.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/191067/ACI-Trial-of-void-Community-Nursing-toolkit.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 6 October 2021

Management of patients with Nephrostomy Tubes - Clinical Guideline and Patient Information

Nursing guidelines for pre and post operative care of patients with nephrostomy tubes in the acute and community/acute settings. Please note this resource is currently under revision (2019).

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/191066/ACI_Nephrostomy_Jan13.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 29 August 2016

Neobladder - Clinical Guideline and Patient Information

Nursing guidelines for pre and post operative neobladder patient care, including patient self-management. Please note this resource is currently under revision (2019).

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/191065/ACI_Neobladder_Jan13.pdf

Format: PDF File (397.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 27 June 2013

Bladder scanning (non-real time) - Adult - Clinical Guideline

Technique to measure bladder volume. Please note this resource is currently under revision (2019).

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/191062/ACI_Bladder_Scanning.pdf

Format: PDF File (299.8 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Updated: 12 February 2015

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