Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme


Key Points

  • The Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme (PQIP) is a multidisciplinary initiative to evaluate the quality of care and outcomes of patients undergoing surgery in the UK National Health Service (NHS).

  • PQIP enrolls patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery and measures complications, failure to rescue, and patient-reported outcomes.

  • PQIP aims to develop a high-quality database of perioperative risk and process and outcome data.

  • PQIP aims to support local and national quality improvement initiatives focused on the perioperative care of patients.

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