Peri-Operative Care Study

NCEPOD is examining remediable factors in the peri-operative care of patients aged 16 or over, who undergo inpatient surgery (both elective and emergency). This national, prospective study will be held from 1-7 March inclusive 2010.

We will be asking anaesthetists to complete a 1-page form for all patients they anaesthetise in the chosen week. There may be multiple forms per patient i.e. if the patient has surgery more than once in the study week. Day cases, obstetrics, and cardiac, transplant and neurosurgical patients, will be excluded. We are basing the “day case” definition on a planned overnight stay (please see the adjacent FAQ for details). We are excluding all cardiac procedures performed by a cardiac surgeon, but thoracic surgery and non-cranium surgery are included.

Downloads related to this study:

• For the study protocol, please click here.
  
  
• For the clinical questionnaire please click here
  (where possible, please print this double sided).
  For the supporting instructions for the questionnaire please click here.
  
  
• For the data collection spreadsheet, please click here.
  
  
• The specialty codes are available click here
  
  
• The ICD-10 codes are available click here
  
  
• An organisational questionnaire is currently in draft and will be made available.
  
  

For OPCS codes, please refer to your OPCS book, or ask your coding department for advice.

After the clinical questionnaires have been completed, we will ask local reporters to complete a data collection spreadsheet on all surgical activity during the chosen week and outcome at 30 days, and request copies of casenote extracts on select cases.

This work is supported by The Intensive Care Society, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and the Royal College of Surgeons.

This webpage is updated regularly, so please check back for more information shortly.

Further questions about the study may be directed to:periopcare@ncepod.org.uk