Useful Resources

Useful Resources

Disclaimer

The following links are selected resource documents and websites that you may find useful. The information, research and/or guidelines offered in these documents or available via these websites is considered to be interesting and potentially of value.

The documents and websites listed here do not necessarily reflect the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, nor should their inclusion be interpreted/taken as the College's recommendation or endorsement of the material.

Websites

Resource Documents

Publications & Resources

RCOG Greentop Guidelines

Websites

Informed health online

The Cochrane Library

National Blood Authority
(publications available)

National Guidelines Clearinghouse

Resource Documents

Infection Control

Infection control guidelines for the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting

Reducing Public Health Risks Associated With Reusable Medical Devices

NSW Policy Directive – Health Care Workers Infected with HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C
( 57KB )

Easy Guide to Clinical Practice Improvement
( 223KB ) a guide for healthcare professionals
NSW Health 2002

The Clinicians Toolkit for Improving Patient Care
( 203KB ) NSW Health 2001

Guidelines for Shared Maternity Care Affiliates
( 990KB Large! ) Mercy Hospital for Women, Royal Hospital for Women, Sunshine Hospital, Victorian Government 2002

Three Centres Consensus Guidelines on Antenatal Care
( 591 KB Large! ) Mercy Hospital for Women, Royal Women's Hospital, Southern Health - Victoria, 2001

Measuring Maternity Care the final set of performance indicators, Victorian Government, 2002

Publications & Resources

Provision of Out of Hours Anaesthetic Services (ASA-PS01) ( 41 KB ) Australian Society of Anaesthetists Position Statement

RACS Implementation Guidelines for Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Side and Correct Site Surgery ( 64 KB )

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with epithelial ovarian cancer Australian Government, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

RACS ASERNIPS: NET-S Database for Gynaecology

RANZCOG/ACHS Obstetric and Gynaecology Clinical Indicators

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Additional Information on VTE

• American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) -- Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic & Thrombolytic Therapy. (CHEST . 2004; 126: 338S-400S)
• International Union of Angiology -- Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism International Consensus Statement. (International Angiology. 2006; 25: 101-61)
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) -- Venous thromboembolism. Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients undergoing surgery (NICE clinical guideline 46; 2007)
• Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) - Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism (SIGN Publication number 62; 2002)
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  Thromboprophylaxis during Pregnancy, Labour and after Vaginal Delivery (37) (2004)
  Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puererium: Acute Management (28) (2007)
• Department of Health ( UK ) - reports and key documents are available for download. These were written by an independent expert working group that was formed to provide recommendations to the Chief Medical Officer on the prevention of VTE in hospitalised patients.

RCOG Greentop Guidelines

• Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, management of (32) May 2003
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=508
• Antenatal Corticosteroids to Prevent Respiratory Distress Syndrome (7) Feb 2004
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=511
• Anti-D Immunoglobulin for Rh Prophylaxis (22)
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1972
• Breech Presentation - Management (20b) Dec 2006
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1812
• External Cephalic Version and Reducing the Incidence of Breech Presentation (20a) Dec 2006
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1811
• Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, management of (38) Feb 2004
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=519
• Group B streptococcal disease, prevention of early onset neonatal (36) Nov 2003
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=520
• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (5) Sep 2006
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1720
• Operative Vaginal Delivery (26) Oct 2005 www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=523

• Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women (34) Oct 2003
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=524
• Peritoneal Closure (15) July 2002
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=526
• Placenta Praevia and Placenta Praevia Accreta: Diagnosis and Management (27) Oct 2005
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=527
• Pregnancy and Breast Cancer Jan 2004
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=529

• Small-for-Gestational-Age Foetus - Investigation and Management (31) Nov 2002
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=531
• Third- and Fourth-Degree Perineal Tears - Management (29) Mar 2007
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=532
• Thromboembolism - Venous Thromboembolism and Hormonal Contraception New (40) Oct 2004
  www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=534

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