Fields that are collected for the Classic Safety Thermometer Collection.

AGE - 

Collected in 3 age bands

Values: <18, 18-70, >70 

Gender - 

Values: Male, Female

Old Pressure Ulcers -

        An ‘old’ pressure ulcer is defined as being a pressure ulcer that was present when the patient came

        under your care, or developed within 72 hours of admission to your organisation.

Values: None, Cat. 2, Cat 3, Cat 4

New Pressure Ulcers -

        New pressure ulcer developed 72 hours (3 days) or more after admission to organisation

        The Category of the patients worst New pressure ulcers is Recorded

        Values: None, Cat. 2, Cat 3, Cat 4

Patient Falls -

        Any fall that the patient has experienced within the previous 72 Hours in a care setting (including home  
        if the patient is on a district nursing caseload)

        The severity of the fall is defined in accordance with NRLS categories 

        Values: None, No harm, Low harm, Moderate harm, Severe harm, Death

Catheters -

        An indwelling urethral urinary catheter in place at any point in the last 72 hours

        Record the number of days that it has been in place

        If the patient has not had indwelling urethral urinary catheter in place at any point in the last 72 hours,    
        record, No catheter 

        Values: 1-28 days, 28+days, days unknown, no catheter

UTIs

        Any patient being treated for a UTI

        Record if the treatment started before the patient was admitted to your organisation (Old) or after
        admission to your organisation (New)  

        Treatment for a UTI is based on clinical notes, clinical judgement and patient feedback.

Values: No UTI, Old UTI, New UTI

VTE Assessments

Is there a documented VTE Risk assessment?

Values: No, Yes, N/A

VTE Prophalyaxis

If the patient is at risk has VTE prophylaxis started?

Values: No, Yes, N/A

VTE Treatment

If the patient is being treated for VTE choose the type of VTE.

Use new VTE where treatment for the VTE was started after admission to your organisation.

Use old VTE where treatment for the VTE was started before admission to your organisation.

Values :No VTE,  Old DVT, Old PE, Old Other, New DVT, New PE, New Other

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