Opioid analgesic stewardship: 6a - Proportion of admitted patients who received opioid analgesics who were administered naloxone for respiratory depression
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | 6a - Proportion of admitted patients who received opioid analgesics who were administered naloxone for respiratory depression |
METEOR identifier: | 755563 |
Registration status: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 27/04/2022 |
Description: | The proportion of admitted patients who received opioid analgesics who were administered naloxone for respiratory depression while in hospital. |
Rationale: | Opioid-induced respiratory depression is potentially fatal. Patient sedation levels should be monitored and paired with appropriate opioid analgesic prescription and dose adjustment. The aim of this indicator is to monitor respiratory depression. As respiratory depression is not reliably documented, administration of naloxone is used. |
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