Outcome in audit

There are a variety of ways in which outcome may be measured in audit, including:

• patient satisfaction
  
  
• complication, morbidity or mortality rates
  
  
• cure rates - judged by:
  • technical outcome - i.e. some analytical procedure shows a functional improvement
  • patient centred outcome - the patient perceives an improvement
    
    
• proxy outcome, ie measuring factors which are influenced by the outcome, for example:
  • pain control as assessed by patient request for analgesics
  • readmission rates