Clinical Guidelines | Agency for Clinical Innovation

A summary of the ACI SBIS recommended management for burn blisters

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/324472/Minor-burn-blister-management.pdf

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Added: 12 August 2016 Updated: 19 February 2019

Burn Patient Management - Clinical Practice Guidelines

The following guidelines were developed by specialist staff working within the ACI Statewide Burn Injury Service (SBIS) from the tertiary Burns Units at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Royal North Shore Hospital and Concord Repatriation General Hospital. They were designed for use by staff working in these Burn Units to guide practice, not to replace clinical judgement.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/250020/Burn_Patient_Management_-_Clinical_Practice_Guidelines.pdf

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Added: 21 November 2014 Updated: 21 November 2014

Burn Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Guidelines

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists, as part of the specialist burn multidisciplinary team, have many overlapping skills and roles in the care of patients with burn injuries. The information in these guidelines is for ‘burn therapy’ which may involve either or both physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/236151/Burns-PT-OT-Guidelines.pdf

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Added: 18 August 2014 Updated: 5 March 2018

Clinical Practice Guidelines Speech Pathology Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/162641/SBIS_Speech_Path_CPG_2011.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 13 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Social Work; Paediatric Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/162640/SBIS_Paed_Social_Work_CPG_new_format.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 13 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Nutrition Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/162639/SBIS_Nutrition_CPG_new_format.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 13 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Child Life Therapy Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/162638/SBIS_Child_life_therapy_CPG_2011.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 13 February 2012

Clinical Practice Guidelines Social Work (adults) Burn Patient Management NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/162637/SBIS_Adult_Social_Work_CPG_new_format.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 13 February 2012

Minor Burn Management

These guidelines are for the assessment and management of minor burns

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/162635/Minor-Burns-Mngt-Guidelines.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 5 March 2018

NSW Burn Transfer Guidelines 4th ed.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162634/Burns-Transfer-Guidelines.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 5 March 2018

Clinical Practice Guidelines Escharotomy for Burn Patients NSW Statewide Burn Injury Service

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/162633/Escharotomy_CPG_new_format.pdf

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Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 13 February 2012

Cardiac(2)

Emergency Care(2)

Gynaecological Oncology(2)

Intellectual Disability(5)

Guideline on the Pathways to Care for children and adolescents with intellectual disability

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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Added: 8 July 2015 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

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Added: 12 February 2015 Updated: 12 February 2015

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

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Added: 9 July 2014 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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Added: 22 November 2013 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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Added: 22 November 2013 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://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/icnsw/intensive-care-manual/statewide-guidelines/temperature-measurement

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

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

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Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

Neurosurgery(1)

Nuclear Medicine(1)

Nutrition(7)

diet: post - stoma

Aim: to provide a diet that minimises constipation, wind or diarrhoea associated with large bowel bypass stomas. This diet may not be required for patients with an established stoma. This document is part of the ACI Diet Specifications for Adult inpatients. It is not to be used for patient education.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/355000/Diet-Post-Stoma.pdf

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Added: 3 April 2017 Updated: 3 April 2017

Diet: Protein - high, March 2017

Aim: To provide a diet containing at least 105g protein per day (i.e. ~120% of the full diet). This document is part of the ACI Diet Specifications for Adult inpatients. It is not to be used for patient education.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/354999/Diet-protein-high.pdf

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Added: 3 April 2017 Updated: 3 April 2017

Fish free, July 2015

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/285925/ACI_Adult_Diet_Specs_FISH_Free.pdf

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Added: 12 October 2015 Updated: 12 October 2015

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

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Added: 21 July 2015 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

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Added: 27 January 2015 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

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Added: 1 December 2014 Updated: 1 May 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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Added: 1 December 2014 Updated: 2 December 2014

Ophthalmology(3)

Pain Management(4)

Primary Health(1)

Rehabilitation(11)

Document 13 - Orange Base Hospital - Inclusion Criteria - SPOKE (Draft)

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/190914/appendix-f-document-13-orange-base-hospital-inclusion-criteria-spoke-draft.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 12 - St Vincents Hospital Rehab In The Home (RITH) referral and Criteria

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/190913/appendix-f-document-12-st-vincents-hospital-rehab-in-the-home-rith-referral-and-criteria.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 11 - St Vincents Hospital Rehabilitation Outpatint Operational Procedures

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/190912/appendix-f-document-11-st-vincents-hospital-rehabilitation-outpatint-operational-procedures.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 10 - Calvary Day Hospital Admission Criteria Policy

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/190911/appendix-f-document-10-calvary-day-hospital-admission-criteria-policy.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 9 - Rankin Park Day Hospital - Admission criteria

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190910/appendix-f-document-9-rankin-park-day-hospital-admission-criteria.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 8 - Sutherland Hospital Killara Rehabilitation Admission criteria

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/190909/appendix-f-document-8-sutherland-hospital-killara-rehabilitation-admission-criteria.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 7 - SESLHD Rehab Referral Protocol for patients in St George Hospital

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/190908/appendix-f-document-7-seslhd-rehab-referral-protocol-for-patients-in-st-george-hospital.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 5 - St Vincents Hospital Referral to Sacred Heart Rehabilitation

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/190907/appendix-f-document-5-st-vincents-hospital-referral-to-sacred-heart-rehabilitation.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 4 - Referral and Admission process for Rankin Park Centre - Inpatient

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/190906/appendix-f-document-4-referral-and-admission-process-for-rankin-park-centre-inpatient.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 2 - Acute Rehabilitation Team (ART) guidelines - St George Hospital

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/190904/appendix-f-document-2-acute-rehabilitation-team-art-guidelines-st-george-hospital-.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Document 1 - St Vincent's Hospital MRT Admission and Service Criteria Procedure

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/190903/appendix-f-document-1-st-vincents-hospital-mrt-admission-and-service-criteria-procedure.pdf

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Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Renal(1)

Respiratory(5)

Pleural Drains in Adults

This guideline aims to reduce the risks and improve the care provided. Clinical resources to support implementation: Guidance for assessing competency in pleural procedures for advanced trainees and specialist nurses; Chest drain observation chart; Pleural procedures log

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/respiratory/pleural-drains/pleural-drains-in-adults

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 20 July 2016 Updated: 20 October 2016

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 12 May 2016 Updated: 12 May 2016

Insertion of Pleural Drain via Seldinger Technique video

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/respiratory/pleural-drains/insertion-of-pleural-drain-via-seldinger-technique

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 2 April 2015 Updated: 2 April 2015

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

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/239740/ACI14_Man_NIV_1-2.pdf

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Added: 26 August 2014 Updated: 11 May 2016

Care of Adult Patients in Acute Care Facilities with a Tracheostomy

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/181454/ACI_Tracheostomy_CPG.pdf

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Added: 13 March 2013 Updated: 10 May 2016

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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Added: 16 October 2018 Updated: 16 October 2018

Contacts

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

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Added: 22 November 2016 Updated: 28 November 2016

Resources

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 9 November 2016 Updated: 28 November 2016

References

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

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Added: 9 November 2016 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

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Added: 9 November 2016 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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 9 November 2016 Updated: 28 November 2016

Introduction

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 8 November 2016 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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 7 January 2016 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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 14 May 2015 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

Added: 15 December 2014 Updated: 17 December 2014

Clinical Protocol Guideline: Microdiscectomy

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

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Added: 1 May 2013 Updated: 15 July 2016

Telehealth(1)

Trauma and Injury Management(27)

Burn Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Guidelines

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists, as part of the specialist burn multidisciplinary team, have many overlapping skills and roles in the care of patients with burn injuries. The information in these guidelines is for ‘burn therapy’ which may involve either or both physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/236151/Burns-PT-OT-Guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 18 August 2014 Updated: 5 March 2018

European Practice Guidelines for Burn Care (European Burns Association, Version 3, 2015)

http://euroburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/EBA-Guidelines-Version-3-2015.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 5 September 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

Airway guideline (Australian Resuscitation Council, 2014)

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 5 September 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 5 September 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

http://www.east.org/resources/treatment-guidelines/emergency-tracheal-intubation-immediately-following-traumatic-injury

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 5 September 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/110/

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

http://www.east.org/resources/treatment-guidelines/mild-traumatic-brain-injury,-evaluation-and-management-of

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Added: 27 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

http://www.surgeons.org/media/425936/pos_2009-9-14_management_of_acute_neurotrauma_in_rural_and_remote_locations.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

Pelvic injury CPG

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

Hypovolaemic CPG

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 22 August 2013 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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

Discharge Advice

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

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 22 August 2013 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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Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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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Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Format: PDF File (769.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 19 August 2015

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

Added: 22 August 2013 Updated: 25 July 2014

NSW Burn Transfer Guidelines 4th ed.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/162634/Burns-Transfer-Guidelines.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 10 February 2012 Updated: 5 March 2018

Urology(9)

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

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

Format: PDF File (575.6 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 11 February 2015 Updated: 11 February 2015

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

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

Format: PDF File (552.9 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 11 February 2015 Updated: 11 February 2015

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

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

Format: PDF File (623.4 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 11 February 2015 Updated: 11 February 2015

Trial of Void - Hospital - Clinical Guideline

Procedure, equipment and notes for trial of void for urethral catheter and suprapubic catheter in the hospital setting.

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

Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Trial of Void - Community - Clinical Guideline

Procedures, equipment and interpretation for Community Trial of Void (TOV) with an indwelling urethral catheter and with with Suprapubic Catheter.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/191067/ACI_TOV_Comunity_Jan13.pdf

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Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

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.

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

Format: PDF File (445.3 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

Neobladder - Clinical Guideline and Patient Information

Nursing guidelines for pre and post operative neobladder patient care, including patient self-management.

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

Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 27 June 2013

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

Technique to measure bladder volume.

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

Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 11 February 2015

Bladder Irrigation - Management of Haematuria - Clinical Guideline

Nursing procedures for continuous bladder irrigation and manual bladder irrigation for clearing clot retention.

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/191061/ACI_Bladder_Irrigation.pdf

Format: PDF File (348.0 KB) Alternate Content: Plain Text

Subcategory: Resource Type: Clinical Guidelines

Added: 27 June 2013 Updated: 11 February 2015