Adult Retrieval Services Victoria

Adult Retrieval Services in Victoria are now coordinated by the Metropolitan Ambulance Service. This service was previously delivered by the Victorian Adult Emergency Retrieval and Coordination Service. The contact number for Adult Retriaval Victoria (ARV) is 1300 36 86 61. For more information please see the Adult Retrieval Services Victoria website.

An analysis of surgical claims commissioned by the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) between 1/7/93 and 30/6/2000
The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority commissioned an analysis of surgical claims that have occurred in Public Hospitals across the State in a general surgical context during the period 1/7/93 - 30/6/2000.
An analysis of surgical claims commissioned by the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) between 1/7/93 and 30/6/2000 (PDF - 525.5 kb)
Note: This report is produced by the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority

ANZCA Statement on anaesthesia care of children in healthcare facilities without dedicated paediatric facilities - October 2002
This document summarises the materials presented at the Consensus Workshop, and the discussions that resulted.
ANZCA Statement on anaesthesia care of children in healthcare facilities without dedicated paediatric facilities - October 2002 (PDF - 121.8 kb)

Cardiac surgery in Victorian public hospitals 2005-06 - Report to the public
Note: This information is available from the Specialty Surgery website.

CJD consensus workshop - Executive Summary of report
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a unique disease that, despite its rarity, causes significant community concern. This document summarises the materials presented at the Consensus Workshop, and the discussions that resulted.
CJD consensus workshop - Executive Summary of report (PDF - 39.7 kb)

Fires in the Operating Theatre
Note: This information is available from the Victorian Consultative Council on Anaesthetic Mortality and Morbidity (VCCAMM) website.

Counting of Accountable Items Used During Surgery

The VSCC continues to receive reports of cases of retained objects after surgery and it transpires that these particular devices have not been included in the surgical count. It would appear that the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) standards are not always carried out. The VSCC recently contacted all Directors of Surgical Services in Victoria about this matter and recommended that their theatres implement and adhere to the current ACORN Standard regarding surgical counts in the operating suite. A copy of this standard was enclosed with this letter. The VSCC would appreciate your support on this matter by checking with your operating theatre supervisor that your theatres use these standards as a matter of policy.

Evaluation of the Intern manual - Immediate management of surgical emergencies
Survey of management of surgical emergencies by interns - responses from 64 returned surveys. A summary of responses is available on page six of the following document.
Evaluation of the Intern manual - Immediate management of surgical emergencies (PDF - 90.7 kb)

Postoperative complications and mortality in older patients having non-cardiac surgery at three Melbourne teaching hospitals
This paper is the report of a prospective observational study of patients 70 years and older having surgery at three Melbourne hospitals to test the hypothesis that morbidity and mortality rates in older patients after surgery are high, resulting in a significant workload on hospital critical care services.
Postoperative complications and mortality in older patients having non-cardiac surgery at three Melbourne teaching hospitals (PDF - 31.9 kb)

Summary report of obstetric cases notified to the Victorian public hospital insurers in the period 1993-1998
The following is a compilation of the two individual reports of Michael Permezel and Roger Pepperell following this major review of cases reported to the insurers in the specified time period.
Summary report of obstetric cases notified to the Victorian public hospital insurers in the period 1993-1998 (PDF - 66.6 kb)

Vascular surgery in Victorian public hospitals 2003 - Report to the public
Note: This information is available from the Specialty Surgery website.