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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) workshop: Effect on attitudes of the perioperative care team
- Consensus review of optimal perioperative care in colorectal surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Group recommendations
- Development and Validation of the Surgical Recovery Scale (SRS)
- Review Article: Perioperative care in enhanced recovery for total hip and knee arthroplasty
- Use of clinical decision support tools in the management of colorectal cancer
International Literature
- Implementing the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist: A model for future perioperative initiatives (USA)
- SWITCH for Safety: Perioperative hand-off tools (U.S.)
- How operating room efficiency is understood in a surgical team: A qualitative study
- Streamlining elective surgery care in a public hospital: The Alfred experience (Australia)
- Enhancing communication in surgery through team training
