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Elective & Emergency Surgery in the Elderly
Data collected April 2008 to June 2008
Publication date: 11th November 2010
NCEPOD has is currently working on a study looking into Elective & Emergency Surgery in the Elderly.
Data Collection for the study has now finished, and all Local Reporters should have received a request for data to be returned back to us. Questionnaires have also now been dissemminated with reminders being sent out to follow up those not returned. Information already in distribution on the study is available for download here.
For submitting data during the study download the spreadsheet and instructions here.
The protocol for this study is now available for download. Please click here to download.
There are three questionnaires related to this study:
- Organisation questionnaire – to gain aspects of organisational care at your site that is related to this study.
To download and print this questionnaire please click here.
- Surgical questionnaire – we will only be sending this questionnaire to surgeons to gain information about related cases for this study. To download and print this questionnaire please click here.
- Anaesthetic questionnaire – we will only be sending this questionnaire to anaesthetists to gain information about related cases for this study. To download and print this questionnaire please click here.
This study into the care of elderly patients who died within 30 days of emergency or elective surgery will be launched at the Institue of Mechanical Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, London on November 11th 2010. To reserve a place at the launch please click here and download a launch programme.
This webpage is updated regularly, so please check back for more information shortly.
Further questions about the study may be directed to:surgery@ncepod.org.uk
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- I would like to read the protocol - could you send me a copy?
- Yes. All hospital/units/centres will be asked to take part regardless as NCEPOD need data from all hospitals for this study. Please contact NCEPOD directly using the details in the Contact Us section.
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