Description of care quality indicators and components of bundles
| Indicator ID | Bundle* | Indicator description |
| ABDO01 | A | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had their pain history documented (eg, onset, location, severity, progression, character). |
| ABDO02 | A | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain were screened for other associated features (eg, fever, cough, vomiting, pallor, lethargy, anorexia). |
| ABDO03 | A | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain were assessed for possible urinary tract infection (eg, offensive urine, dysuria, frequency). |
| ABDO04† | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had their gynaecological history documented. | |
| ABDO05 | A | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had their history of bowel movements documented (eg, stool pattern, stool quality (size, hard/soft, odour), constipation, diarrhoea). |
| ABDO06 | A | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had their medical history documented (eg, surgical, medical, family and travel). |
| ABDO07 | B | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had their vital signs (including HR and temperature) documented. |
| ABDO08 | B | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had the severity of their dehydration (eg, absent, mild, moderate or severe dehydration) documented. |
| ABDO09 | B | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain received an abdominal assessment for tenderness (eg, local or generalised tenderness). |
| ABDO10 | B | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain received an abdominal assessment for signs of acute abdomen (eg, rebound, guarding or rigidity). |
| ABDO11 | B | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain had other abdominal findings (eg, masses, distention, palpable faeces, bowel sounds) documented. |
| ABDO12† | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain received an assessment of their inguinoscrotal area (eg, swelling or tenderness). | |
| ABDO13 | C | Children who presented with non-traumatic acute abdominal pain who do not require exclusion of a differential diagnosis of acute obstruction or perforation did not receive an abdominal X-ray or CT scan. |
| ABDO14 | C | Children who presented with non-traumatic acute abdominal pain, and NO bile (yellow or green) stained vomit, did not receive an abdominal X-ray or CT scan. |
| ABDO15 | C | Children who presented with non-traumatic acute abdominal pain, and NO suspected ingestion of radiopaque foreign objects, did not receive an abdominal X-ray or CT scan. |
| ABDO16‡ | Children who presented with acute severe abdominal pain were administered intravenous morphine or intranasal fentanyl. | |
| ABDO17§ | Children who presented with acute mild abdominal pain, who require analgesia, were administered paracetamol or ibuprofen. | |
| ABDO18 | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain who were moderately dehydrated had their blood sugar measured. | |
| ABDO19 | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain who were severely dehydrated OR shocked had their electrolytes measured. | |
| ABDO20 | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain who were severely dehydrated OR shocked had their blood sugar measured. | |
| ABDO21 | Children who presented with acute abdominal pain who were severely dehydrated OR shocked received fluid resuscitation (initial bolus 20 mL/kg normal saline). |
*Indicators were bundled into three bundles: A, B and C; not all indicators belonged to a bundle.
†ABDO04 restricted to females over the age of 10 years, ABDO12 restricted to males.
‡Emergency department setting only.
§In the general practice (GP) setting this was interpreted as paracetamol or ibuprofen was ‘recommended’ as general practitioners generally do not administer analgesia.
HR, heart rate.