Management of Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome

- Monitoring and evaluating the impact of the guideline

The following are three performance measures or indicators for implementing this adapted CPG for Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome. in children:

1.     Adherence to Guidelines

·       Numerator: Number of children with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome. who received treatment as per guideline recommendations.

·       Denominator: Total number of children diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome

·       Data Source: Hospital or clinic patient records.

2.     Duration of Hospital Stay

·       Numerator: Total number of hospital stay days for children with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome

·       Denominator: Total number of children admitted with nephrotic syndrome

·       Data Source: Hospital admission and discharge records.

3.     Rate of Readmission

·       Numerator: Number of children readmitted with symptoms of steroid sparing nephrotic syndrome within a certain period (e.g., 30 days) after discharge.

·       Denominator: Total number of children initially admitted with nephrotic syndrome.

·       Data Source: Hospital readmission records.

These key performance indicators are designed to measure the effectiveness and adherence to the guidelines, the efficiency of the treatment in terms of resource utilization (hospital stay), and the success of the treatment in preventing further complications (readmissions).