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November 3, 2023AnaesthesiaOpen Access

Organisation of UK hospitals and anaesthetic departments in the treatment of peri‐operative cardiac arrest: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project ( NAP7 ) local co‐ordinator baseline survey

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Why the study?

The survey was conducted to assess UK NHS anaesthetic departments preparedness for treating peri-operative cardiac arrest.

Population

199 responding UK NHS anaesthetic departments out of 277 surveyed

Design

National organisational baseline survey

Authors

EKE. KursumovicJSJasmeet SoarJNJerry P. Nolan

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Overview

Potential gaps in paediatric peri-operative arrest preparedness warrant local review; leaves open effects on outcomes.

Structured PICO

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Population
199 NHS anaesthetic departments in the UK (72% response rate from 277 departments)
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Outcome
Preparedness for treating peri-operative cardiac arrest (equipment availability, policies, and training)

While many UK hospitals are well prepared to treat peri-operative cardiac arrest, there are notable gaps in the availability of advanced airway equipment in remote locations and on-site paediatric intensive care units.

Cite This Study

Kursumovic et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87ca7691c33485a1fe7cbchttps://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16153
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