Table 2.
Individual intervention components of enhanced postoperative surveillance for patients at high risk in hospitals providing intervention
Patients at high risk (n=2548) | |
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Admitting the patient to a higher care ward than had been planned before surgery | 1288 (50·5%) |
Increasing the frequency of postoperative nursing observations | 2144 (84·1%) |
Assigning the patient to a bed visible from the nursing station | 1799 (70·6%) |
Allowing family members to stay with the patient in the ward | 1075 (42·2%) |
Placing a postoperative surveillance bedside guide in a visible position at the bedside | 2008 (78·8%) |
Data are n (%).