How to update the case status for patients on the Emergency Theatre List in Powerchart
The ‘Case Action’ column is accessible only by anaesthetists and theatre nurses, it has a drop down menu that allows management of the patients on the list:
The ‘Case Status’ column shows the result of choosing a ‘Case Action’. The default ‘Case Status’ when a case is added is ‘Not Checked’
When the patient has been seen by an anaesthetist they should select the appropriate ‘Case Action’ option from the drop down menu:
Not Ready
If the patient is not ready to go to theatre at that moment, or a change is reported that would prevent the case from going ahead (e.g. low BM’s or high K+) then the anaesthetist (or theatre nurse) should select ‘Not Ready’
On selecting ‘Not Ready’ a popup form will appear in which you should write the reason the patient is not ready to go to theatre.
Click the green tick at the top left of the form to save
When the form closes you will have to click ‘OK’
The ‘Case Status’ box will change to orange and display ‘Not Ready’
Ready
If the patient is ready for theatre (i.e. Can be sent for), then the anaesthetist should select ‘Ready’ from the ‘Case Action’ dropdown.
The ‘Case Status’ box will turn green and display ‘Ready’
The patient will be added to the scheduling list in SchApptBook
Cancel
If for any reason the patient is cancelled, you can select the ‘Cancel’ reason in ‘Case Action’
A form will appear in which to document the cancel reason, when this is done the action should be completed by clicking on the green tick
