These are a collection of links to useful guidelines and protocols.

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Update (August 2023): Google Drive links are not accessible on NSW Health computers. Documents have been uploaded to SharePoint as a workaround for this.

Things to know about SharePoint links:

• If SharePoint links are broken, you can browse/search the shared folder here or contact us.
• You must be logged into SharePoint first – before accessing the link. You can login here.
• You must be a member of the RNS Anaesthetic & Pain Management-NSLHD SharePoint group. You can request to join here.

ADMIN / MISC

• Hosportal
• NSLHD Intranet Site (Intranet only)
• RNSH Text Paging (Intranet only)
• RNSH Anaesthesia Department Calendars (Meetings, Events, Teaching)
• RNSH Anaesthesia Logo and Brand Assets (including Letter Templates)
• RNSH Study Leave Form v1.0 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNSH (Non-Study) Leave Form v.10 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNSH Phone Numbers
• RNS Anaesthesia Department Newsletters

AIRWAY

• RNSH Airway Audit – Out-Of-Theatre Audit
• RNSH Airway Audit – In-Theatre Audit
• Difficult Airway Form (for patient and hospital record) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• Who Plans Win – Advanced Airway Management (Apple Books, Google Drive, SharePoint)

ANAPHYLAXIS / Allergy

• ANZAAG Resources
• Anaphylaxis / Allergy Followup
• Template Letter for Patient after Anaphylaxis / Allergic Reaction (Google, SharePoint)

BLOOD MAnagement / Haematology

• Massive Transfusion Protocols
• ROTEM RNSH General / Obstetric Guide (Google, SharePoint)
• ROTEM RNSH Cardiac / Vascular Guide (Google, SharePoint)
• Perioperative Anti-thrombotic Therapy Management – refer to Perioperative section

COGNITIVE AIDS

• ASCAR Website
• ASCAR iOS App
• ASCAR Android App

EDUCATION / TEACHING

• Nursing Education Schedule
• RNSH Clinical Practice Guidelines

GOVERNANCE

• ANZCA 2023 Guideline on Surgical Patient Safety for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination 2023 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• COVID-19 Timing of Surgery in Adults (ACI Aug 2022) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• COVID-19 Managing HCW Exposures (NSW Health v1.3 Feb 2023) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• NSW Emergency Surgery Guidelines 2021 (Surgical Procedures) (Google Drive, SharePoint)

INCIDENTS / QA

• Post Event Huddle (Sydney Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre)
• IQ – Incident and Quality Reporting (Internal RNSH Anaesthesia Department Reporting)
• WebAIRS (ANZCA Web-based Anaesthetic Incident Reporting System)
• ims+ (Incident Management System for NSW Health)
• Patient Death in OT (SCIDUA Forms)
• Patient Death in OT (ASCAR) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNSH Dental Referral Pathway (Google Drive, SharePoint)

NEONATAL RESUSCITATION

• RNSH Neonatal Life Support Cognitive Aid (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNSH Neonatal Equipment Cognitive Aid (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• 2022 RNSH Neonatal Resuscitation Course for Anaesthetists (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• Fisher & Paykel Resuscitaire User Guide (Video)
• Panda Resuscitaire User Guide (Video)

Neuroanaesthesia

• EVD Management in the OT (Video)
• RNSH ICU EVD Management Guide
• ASCAR EVD Management Guide (Google Drive, SharePoint)

Obstetric Anaesthesia

• RNS Obstetric Anaesthesia Handbook (V1) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNS Caesarean Information Handout (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNS Epidural Information Handout (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNS Post-Neuraxial Information Handout (Google Drive, SharePoint)

Pain / Regional

• RNSH Acute Pain Manual (4th Ed) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• APS / TEA / PVB / ESP Charting Examples
• RNSH ESP TEA Securement Photo Demonstration (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• Thoracic Epidural Insertion Demonstration Video
• RNSH TKR Analgesia Guideline 2017 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• RNSH Neuraxial / Anticoagulation Management Guideline 2018 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• NSLHD Arthroplasty Anaesthesia and Analgesia Guideline 2017 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• How to setup Pain Filter in PowerChart
• FPM Opioid Calculator

PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE

• Pre-Admission Clinic resources
• NSLHD Perioperative Medicine Intranet Site (intranet only)
• Anti-thrombotic Perioperative Management NSLHD 2018 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• Anti-thrombotic Perioperative Management CEC 2018 (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• NSLHD Perioperative Medication Management 2018 (Google Drive, SharePoint)

TECH / DiGITAL

• How to setup Filters (Anaesthesia / Pain) in PowerChart
• How to set up EMR for remote / home access
• How to access NSLHD Intranet remotely
• How to set up NSW Health NSLHD Outlook email on mobile device
• Zoom meeting setup and troubleshooting (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• Tech & Informatics page

TRAUMA

• Little Red Book of Trauma (1st Edition) (Google Drive, SharePoint)
• See also Blood Management section

VMO ADMIN

• VMO Time Sheets