Reliability and Validity of a New Postoperative Track Assessment Tool

This prospective observational study investigated the validity and reliability of a new postoperative track assessment tool. We hypothesized, first, that this tool estimates the indication and benefit of a management in an intermediate care unit (IMC). Second, we hypothesized that a) health care providers of IMC or postoperative anaesthesia care unit (PACU) have similar estimations using this tool and b) that this estimation is accurately established in the first 2 hours.

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Key information

Conditions

Perioperative Complication

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Geneva University Hospital

Geneva, 1205, Switzerland

About this study

The tool includes 2 visual analog scale (VAS) scores estimating indication of an IMC admission and benefit of an IMC stay. The tool was tested in a PACU and in an IMC unit of a Swiss tertiary centre in 2019/2020 (before COVID pandemic). Three raters: one nurse, one physician in charge and the consultant physician, were asked to fill the VAS at the same time for each included patient. The score was done in the 2 first hours following admission in the unit and during the multi professional morning round at day 1.

Reliability was estimated by testing internal consistency (homogeneity), interrater reliability and agreement and test-retest validity (stability). Validity included content validity, construct validity and criterion validity.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

PACU patients admitted on Mondays
IMC patients admitted 7:30am-7:30pm on weekdays

Exclusion criteria

night admission
PACU patient ASA < 3 or minor intervention

Treatment and study plan

Po Tra tool

Other

Healthcare workers filled the 2 VAS of the tool but it did not impact or change the care of the patient. (observational)

Primary outcomes

Intermediate Care (IMC) indication (VASi)

Time frame: 2019/2020

Health care raters graded the IMC indication (or allocative efficiency) for each patient on a visual analog scale grading from 0 (very low indication of an IMC management) to 100 (very high indication of an IMC management), namely VASi.
Intermediate Care benefit (VASb)

Time frame: 2019/2020

Health care raters graded the IMC benefit (or health gain) for each patient on a visual analog scale grading from 0 (very low benefit from an IMC management) to 100 (very high benefit from an IMC management), namely VASb.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Reliability and Validity of a New Postoperative Track Assessment Tool - a Prospective Observational Study

Acronym: POTraTool

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Oct 26, 2021
Registry last updated: Oct 26, 2021

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