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Table 1 Quality indicators used in this study; all fed back as proportions (nominator divided by denominator) with 100% being the maximum score

From: Electronic audit and feedback intervention with action implementation toolbox to improve pain management in intensive care: protocol for a laboratory experiment and cluster randomised trial

Quality indicator

Type

Unit of observation

Nominator

Denominator

Performing pain measurements each shift

Process

Patient shift

Patient shifts during which pain was measured at least once

All patient shifts

Acceptable pain scores

Outcome

Patient shift

Patient shifts during which pain was measured and no unacceptable pain scores were observed

Patient shifts during which pain was measured

Repeating pain measurements with unacceptable score within 1 h

Process

Patient shift

Patient shifts during which an unacceptable pain score was measured, and pain was re-measured within 1 h

Patient shifts during which an unacceptable pain score was measured

Unacceptable pain scores normalised within 1 h

Outcome

Patient shift

Patient shifts during which an unacceptable pain score was measured, and pain was re-measured within 1 h indicating that the pain score was normalised

Patient shifts during which an unacceptable pain score was measured