Table 1.
Framework of consensus set of clinical quality indicators
| Reference No | Clinical quality indicator | |
| Preoperative | ||
| CQI 1 | Ultrasound (US) | Process |
| CQI 2 | Fine needle aspiration (FNA) | Process |
| CQI 3 | Voice assessment | Process |
| Surgery | ||
| CQI 4 | Extent of surgery | Process |
| CQI 5 | Lymph node dissection | Process |
| Surgical complications | ||
| CQI 6 | Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy | Outcome |
| CQI 7 | Hypoparathyroidism (hypocalcaemia) | Outcome |
| CQI 8 | Haemorrhage within 48 hours (requiring return to theatre) | Outcome |
| Staging and treatment planning | ||
| CQI 9 | Postoperative TNM staging | Process |
| CQI 10 | Multidisciplinary team meeting (MDM) | Process |
| Postsurgical treatment | ||
| CQI 11 | Completion thyroidectomy | Process |
| CQI 12 | Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) | Process |
| CQI 13 | Radioactive iodine (RAI) | Process |
CQI, clinical quality indicator; TNM, tumor, node, metastases.