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Death in Acute Hospitals Study: Frequently Asked Questions
July 2007 - October 2009
Publication date: November 2009
- I was not the clinician responsible for this patient, what should I do with the questionnaire sent to me?
- Either pass on the questionnaire to the correct clinician and let NCEPOD know the new name. Or, if you don't know who the correct clinician was please return the questionnaire to NCEPOD stating the reason why it is blank.
- Do I have to complete this questionnaire?
- Yes, all questionnaires should be completed as mandated by the GMC in Good Medical Practice (P14).
- My deadline has passed to return the questionnaire, what shall I do?
- If you do not return your questionnaire you will receive a reminder which will extend your deadline,. However, please do contact NCEPOD and we will give you a new deadline. All data returned at the moment will be included in the study.
- The deadline for the return of questionnaires has passed. Do I still have time to complete the questionnaire and return the questionnaires?
- Yes, we will still be accepting data until January 2009 for this study.
- I have been sent a questionnaire, but this patient was not under my care. What should I do?
- If you know whose care the patient was under, please pass the questionnaire on to them to complete and inform NCEPOD of this so our records can be updated. If you do not know who was responsible for the patient, please return the questionnaire to NCEPOD informing us you were not responsible for the patient.
- What time period should the organisational questionnaire be completed for?
- Questions 2 - 5 should be completed for the financial year (1st April 2006 - 31st March 2007); the remainder the questionnaire should be completed for the study period (1st October 2006 - 31st March 2007).
- What was the total number of elective medical admissions during 2006/2007?
- This is the total number of patients admitted under a physician. This includes medical paediatric cases and all the medical specialties, (i.e. cardiology, gastroenterology).
- What was the total number of elective surgical admissions during 2006/2007?
- This is the total number of patients admitted under a surgeon. This includes surgical paediatric cases and all the surgical specialties, (i.e. trauma and orthopaedics, urology).
- How many surgical patients had a procedure as a day case or an inpatient?
- These are patients who come in and undergo a surgical procedure, as defined by OPCS codes, with the following exclusions:
- A52 - Therapeutic: epidural injection
- A55 - Diagnostic spinal puncture
- A83 - Electroconvulsive therapy
- E48 - Therapeutic fibreoptic endoscopic operations on lower respiratory tract
- E49 - Diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic operations on lower respiratory tract
- G16 - Diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic examination of oesophagus
- G45 - Diagnostic fibreoptic endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract
- G47 - Intubation of stomach
- H22 - Diagnostic endoscopic examination of colon
- H25 - Diagnostic endoscopic examination of lower bowel using fibreoptic endoscope
- H28 - Diagnostic endoscopic examination of sigmoid colon using rigid sigmoidscope
- J13 - Diagnostic percutaneous operation on liver
- J43 - Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde examination of bile duct and pancreatic duct
- J44 - Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde examination of bile duct
- J45 - Diagnostic endoscopic retrograde examination of pancreatic duct
- K49 - Transluminal balloon angioplasty of coronary artery
- K51 - Diagnostic transluminal operation on coronary artery
- K58 - Diagnostic transluminal operation on heart
- K60 - Cardiac pacemaker system introduced through vein
- K63 - Contrast radiology of heart
- K65 - Catheterisation of heart
- K68 - Drainage of pericardium
- L86 - Injection into varicose vein of leg
- M47 - Urethral catheterisation of bladder
- R01 - R35 - Female genital tract associated with pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
- S09 - Photodestruction of lesion of skin
- S13 - Punch biopsy of skin
- S15 - Other biopsy of skin
- S41& S42 - Suture of skin
- S43 & S44 - Removal of material from skin
- S50 - S53 - Introduction of material into subcutaneous tissue/skin
- T12 - Puncture of pleura
- T90 - Contrast radiology of lymphatic tissue
- W29 - Skeletal traction of bone
- W90 - Puncture of joint
- X29 - X53 - Injection/transfusion/dialysis/organ donation/resuscitation
- X59 - Anaesthetic without surgery
- Y70 - Y90
- Z01 - Z94
- What are the definitions for the levels of critical care?
- Level 1 - Patients at risk of their condition deteriorating, or those recently relocated from higher levels of care whose needs can be met on an acute ward with additional advice and support from the critical care team.
Level 2 - Patients requiring more detailed observation or intervention including support for a single failing organ system or post operative care, and those stepping down from a higher level of care.
Level 3 - Patients requiring advanced respiratory support alone, or basic respiratory support together with support of at least two other organs. This level includes all complex patients requiring support for multi-organ failure.
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