Does perioperative use of tranexamic acid in hip fracture patients increase the risk of venous thromboembolism and reduce the need for postoperative transfusions? (2020)

Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
Geddes J.; *McConaghie G.

Citation:
Journal of Perioperative Practice; 2020 Dec;30(12):378-382

Abstract:
Perioperative tranexamic acid use is a popular choice among many surgeons for reducing surgical blood loss and its sequelae. While there is evidence in the literature that tranexamic acid use is effective in reducing blood loss in surgery for patients with hip fractures, there is less information on whether it leads to thromboembolic complications. We undertook a retrospective study in patients with hip fractures at two local hospitals to investigate if there was an increased risk of venous thromboembolism in patients who received tranexamic acid, and whether it reduced perioperative blood loss and the need for transfusion. We found that tranexamic acid used in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery reduced the drop in postoperative haemoglobin and the need for postoperative blood transfusion but was not associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism.

Cancelled! Cancelled! An audit on cancellation of paediatric surgical cases on the day of surgery in a district general hospital (2019)

Type of publication:
Conference abstract

Author(s):
Singh M.; *Annadurai S.

Citation:
Anaesthesia; Jul 2019; vol. 74 ; p. 90

Abstract:
Surgical case cancellation has significant impacts on operating theatre efficiency and the UK loses a substantial amount of money on these cases [1]. A recent prospective study over a 1-week period in an NHS hospital suggested a adult surgical case cancellation rate between 10% and 14% and the majority of these cases were due to non-clinical reasons [2]. It is distressing for the patient and affects outcomes. We undertook an audit regarding cancellation of paediatric surgical cases on the day of surgery at a district general hospital (DGH) to look for various reasons for the cancellations and to evaluate the services. Methods We collected prospective data from the hospital's database regarding cancelled paediatric surgical procedures over a 6-month period from February 2018 to July 2018 in our DGH. Results We found that a total of 70 paediatric surgical cases were cancelled on the day of surgery out of total of 653 paediatric surgical cases, which is an approximately 10% cancellation rate over the 6-month period with a range of cancellations from 7% in May and June to 18% in February. We observed that 76% of the cancellations were of elective cases. We subdivided the reasons for cancellations into organisational, patient, surgical and anaesthetic factors. Among the organisational factors, 23% of cancellations were due to 'unavailable beds'. We observed that 11% of cancellations occurred because patients 'did not attend', 7% of patients were reported as 'sick' and 3% of patients did not follow preoperative fasting instructions. Surgeons cancelled 15% of cases for the reason 'procedure no longer required', whereas anaesthetist 'sickness' was the reason for cancellation in 9% of cases. Discussion Cancellations prolong the waiting list and worsens patient experiences and clinical outcomes. In our audit, we found that the main reasons for cancellations were non-clinical. To improve the surgical reasons for cancellation, we suggest timely rereview of the need for surgery. Although staff allocation is looked at regularly, some cases were cancelled due to the unavailability of staff, which can be improved on. We discussed the idea of seasonal planning of cases. We plan to re-audit with the aim of investigating cancellation rates in elective cases over a 1-year period to also review the cancellation rate during the winter months.

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Preoperative anemia and outcomes in cardiovascular surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)

Type of publication:
Systematic Review

Author(s):
*Padmanabhan, Hari; Siau, Keith; *Curtis, Jason; Ng, Alex; Menon, Shyam; Luckraz, Heyman; Brookes, Matthew J

Citation:
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Dec 2019; vol. 108 (no. 6); p. 1840-1848

Abstract:
BACKGROUND Pre-operative anemia is common in patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. However, its effect on postoperative outcomes remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to clarify the impact of anemia on outcomes following cardiac surgery.METHODS A literature search was conducted on MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science databases. The primary outcome was 30-day postoperative or in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included acute kidney injury (AKI), stroke, blood transfusion, and infection. A meta-analytic model was used to determine the differences in the above postoperative outcomes between anemic and non-anemic patients. RESULTS Out of 1103 studies screened, 22 met the inclusion criteria. A total of 23624 (20.6%) out of 114277 patients were anemic. Anemia was associated with increased mortality (odds ratio [OR] 2.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.32-3.24; I2=69.6%; p<0?001), AKI (OR 3.13, 95% CI 2.37-4.12; I2=71.1%; p<0?001), stroke (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.24-1.72; I2=21.6%; p<0?001), and infection (OR 2.65, 95% CI 1.98-3.55; I2=46.7%; p<0?001). More anemic patients were transfused than non-anemic (33.3 versus 11.9%). No statistically significant association was found between mortality and blood transfusion (OR 1.35, 95% CI 0.92-1.98; I2=83.7%; p=0.12) but we were not able to compare mortality with or without transfusion in those who were or were not anemic. CONCLUSIONS Preoperative anemia is associated with adverse outcomes following cardiac surgery. These findings support the addition of preoperative anemia to future risk prediction models, and as a target for risk modification.

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Cancelled operations: a 7-day cohort study of planned adult inpatient surgery in 245 UK National Health Service hospitals (2018)

Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
Wong, D.J.N.; Harris, S.K.; Moonesinghe, S.R

Collaborators at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust:
*Jane Wright, *Paul Jones, *Riquella Abbott, *Lisa Bacon, *Christopher Godden, *David Howe, *Angela Loughlin, *Helen Moore, *Samuel Passey, *Rebekah Rodgers

Citation:
BJA: The British Journal of Anaesthesia; Oct 2018; vol. 121 (no. 4); p. 730-738

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Background: Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient surgery in the UK NHS. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational cohort study over 7 consecutive days in March 2017 in 245 NHS hospitals. Occurrences and reasons for previous surgical cancellations were recorded. Using multilevel logistic regression, we identified patient- and hospital-level factors associated with cancellation due to inadequate bed capacity.Results: We analysed data from 14 936 patients undergoing planned surgery. A total of 1499 patients (10.0%) reported previous cancellation for the same procedure; contemporaneous hospital census data indicated that 13.9% patients attending inpatient operations were cancelled on the day of surgery. Non-clinical reasons, predominantly inadequate bed capacity, accounted for a large proportion of previous cancellations. Independent risk factors for cancellation due to inadequate bed capacity included requirement for postoperative critical care [odds ratio (OR)=2.92; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.12-4.02; P<0.001] and the presence of an emergency department in the treating hospital (OR=4.18; 95% CI, 2.22-7.89; P<0.001). Patients undergoing cancer surgery (OR=0.32; 95% CI, 0.22-0.46; P<0.001), obstetric procedures (OR=0.17; 95% CI, 0.08-0.32; P<0.001), and expedited surgery (OR=0.39; 95% CI, 0.27-0.56; P<0.001) were less likely to be cancelled.Conclusions: A significant proportion of patients presenting for surgery have experienced a previous cancellation for the same procedure. Cancer surgery is relatively protected, but bed capacity, including postoperative critical care requirements, are significant risk factors for previous cancellations.

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Critical care usage after major gastrointestinal and liver surgery: a prospective, multicentre observational study (2019)

Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
Claireaux H.A.; Antoniou I.; Dean R.; Davies N.; Trecarten S.; Henderson I.; Holmes C.; Wylie J.; Shuttleworth R.H.; Jindal A.; Hughes F.; Gouda P.; McNamee L.; Fleck R.; Hanrahan M.; Karunakaran P.; Chen J.H.; Sykes M.C.; Sethi R.K.; Suresh S.; Patel P.; Patel M.; Varma R.K.; Mushtaq J.; Gundogan B.; Bolton W.; Mohan M.; Khan T.; Burke J.; Morley R.; Favero N.; Adams R.; Thirumal V.; Kennedy E.D.; Ong K.K.; Tan Y.H.; Gabriel J.; Bakhsh A.; Low J.Y.L.; Yener A.; Paraoan V.; Preece R.; Tilston T.W.; Cumber E.; Dean S.; Ross T.; McCance E.; Amin H.; Satterthwaite L.; Clement K.D.; Gratton R.; Mills E.D.; Chiu S.M.; Hung G.; Rafiq N.M.; Hayes J.D.B.; Robertson K.L.; Dynes K.; Huang H.C.; Assadullah S.; Duncumb J.W.; Moon R.D.C.; Poo S.X.; Mehta J.K.; Joshi K.R.; Callan R.; Norris J.M.; Chilvers N.J.; Keevil H.; Jull P.; Mallick S.; Elf D.; Carr L.; Player C.; Barton E.C.; Martin A.L.; Ratu S.G.; Roberts E.J.; Phan P.N.; Dyal A.R.; Rogers J.E.; Henson A.D.; Reid N.B.; Burke D.; Culleton G.; Lynne S.; Mansoor S.; Brennan C.; Blessed R.; Holloway C.; Hill A.; Goldsmith T.; Mackin S.; Kim S.; Woin E.; Brent G.; Coffin J.; Ziff O.; Momoh Z.; Debenham R.; Ahmed M.; Yong C.S.; Wan J.C.; Copley H.C.; Raut P.; Chaudhry F.I.; Nixon G.; Dorman C.; Tan R.; Kanabar S.; Canning N.; Dolaghan M.; Bell N.; McMenamin M.; Chhabra A.; Duke K.; Turner L.; Patel T.; Chew L.S.; Mirza M.; Lunawat S.; Oremule B.; Ward N.; Khan M.; Tan E.T.; Maclennan D.; McGregor R.J.; Chisholm E.G.; Griffin E.J.; Bell L.; Hughes B.A.; Davies J.; Haq H.; Ahmed H.; Ungcharoen N.; Whacha C.; Thethi R.; Markham R.M.; Lee A.H.Y.; Batt E.; Bullock N.P.; Francescon C.T.; Davies J.E.; Shafiq N.M.; Zhao J.; Vivekanantham S.; Barai I.; Allen J.L.Y.; Marshall D.C.; McIntyre C.J.; Wilson H.C.P.; Ashton A.J.; Lek C.; Behar N.; Davis-Hall M.; Seneviratne N.; Esteve L.; Sirakaya M.; Ali S.; Pope S.; Ahn J.S.; Craig-McQuaide A.; Gatfield W.A.; Leong S.; Demetri A.M.; Kerr A.L.; Rees C.; Loveday J.; Liu S.; Wijesekera M.; Maru D.; Attalla M.; Smith N.; Brown D.; Sritharan P.; Shah A.; Charavanamuttu V.; Heppenstall-Harris G.; Ng K.; Raghvani T.; Rajan N.; Hulley K.; Moody N.; Williams M.; Cotton A.; Sharifpour M.; Lwin K.N.; Bright M.; Chitnis A.R.; Abdelhadi M.; Semana A.D.; Morgan F.; Reid R.; Dickson J.; Anderson L.; McMullan R.; Ahern N.; Asmadi A.; Anderson L.B.; Boon Xuan J.L.; Crozier L.; McAleer S.; Lees D.M.; Adebayo A.A.; Das M.; Amphlett A.H.; Al-Robeye A.; Valli A.; Khangura J.; Winarski A.; Ali A.; Woodward H.; Gouldthrope C.; Turner M.; Sasapu K.; Tonkins M.; Wild J.R.L.; Robinson M.; Hardie J.; Heminway R.; Narramore R.; Ramjeeawon N.; Hibberd A.; Winslow F.; Ho W.; Chong B.F.; Lim K.; Ho S.; Crewdson J.A.; Singagireson S.; Kalra N.; Koumpa F.; Jhala H.; Soon W.C.; Karia M.; Rasiah M.G.; Xylas D.; Gilbert H.; Sundar-Singh M.; Wills J.; Akhtar S.; Patel S.; Hu L.; Brathwaite-Shirley C.; Nayee H.; Amin O.; Rangan T.; Turner E.J.H.; McCrann C.; Shepherd R.; Patel N.; Prest-Smith J.; Auyoung E.; Murtaza A.; Coates A.; Prys-Jones O.; King M.; Gaffney S.; Dewdney C.J.; Nehikhare I.; Lavery J.; Bassett J.; Davies K.; Ahmad K.; Collins A.; Acres M.; Egerton C.; Cheng K.; Chen X.; Chan N.; Sheldon A.; Khan S.; Empey J.; Ingram E.; Malik A.; Johnstone M.; Goodier R.; Shah J.P.; Giles J.E.; Sanders J.A.; McLure S.W.; Pal S.; Rangedara A.; Baker A.N.; Asbjoernsen C.A.; Girling C.; Gray L.; Gauntlett L.; Joyner C.; Qureshi S.; Mogan Y.P.; Ng J.C.K.; Kumar A.N.; Park J.H.; Tan D.; Choo K.P.; Raman K.P.; Buakuma P.; Xiao C.; Govinden S.; Thompson O.D.; Charalambos M.A.; Brown E.; Karsan R.B.; Dogra T.; Bullman L.M.; Dawson P.M.; Frank A.L.; Abid H.; Tung L.; Qureshi U.; Tahmina A.; Matthews B.W.; Harris R.T.; O'Connor A.; Mazan K.; Iqbal S.; Stanger S.A.; Thompson J.D.; Sullivan J.A.L.; Uppal E.; MacAskill A.; Bamgbose F.A.; Neophytou C.; Carroll A.F.; Rookes C.W.; Datta U.; Dhutia A.J.; Rashid S.; Ahmed N.; Lo T.; Bhanderi S.; Blore C.D.; Ahmed S.; Shaheen H.; Abburu S.; Majid S.; Abbas Z.; Talukdar S.S.; Burney L.J.; Patel J.B.; Al-Obaedi O.; Roberts A.W.; Mahboob S.; Singh B.; Sheth S.; Karia P.; Prabhudesai A.; Kow K.; Koysombat K.; Wang S.; Morrison P.; Maheswaran Y.; Keane P.; Copley P.C.; Brewster O.; Xu G.X.; Harries P.; Wall C.; AlMousawi A.; Bonsu S.; Cunha P.; Ward T.; Paul J.; Nadanakumaran K.; Tayeh S.; Holyoak H.; Remedios J.; Theodoropoulou K.; Luhishi A.; Jacob L.; Long F.; Atayi A.; Sarwar S.; Parker O.; Harvey J.; Ross H.; Rampal R.; Thomas G.; Vanmali P.; McGowan C.; Stein J.; Robertson V.; Carthew L.; Teng V.; Fong J.; Street A.N.; Thakker C.E.; O'Reilly D.; Bravo M.; Pizzolato A.; Khokhar H.A.; Ryan M.; Cheskes L.; Carr R.; Salih A.E.; Bassiony S.; Yuen R.; Chrastek D.; Rosen O'Sullivan H.; Amajuoyi A.; Wang A.; Sitta O.; Wye J.; Qamar M.A.; Major C.; Kaushal A.; Morgan C.; Petrarca M.; Allot R.; Verma K.; Dutt S.; Chilima C.P.; Peroos S.; Kosasih S.R.; Chin H.; Ashken L.; Pearse R.J.; O'Loughlin R.A.; Menon A.; Singh K.; Norton J.; Sagar R.; Jathanna N.; Rothwell L.; Watson N.; Harding F.; Dube P.; Khalid H.; Punjabi N.; Sagmeister M.; Gill P.; Shahid S.; Hudson-Phillips S.; George D.; Ashwood J.; Lewis T.; Dhar M.; Sangal P.; Rhema I.A.; Kotecha D.; Afzal Z.; Syeed J.A.; Prakash E.; Jalota P.; Herron J.; Kimani L.; Delport A.; Shukla A.; Agarwal V.; Parthiban S.; Thakur H.; Cymes W.; Rinkoff S.; Turnbull J.A.; Hayat M.; Darr S.; Khan U.; Lim J.; Higgins A.; Lakshmipathy G.; Forte B.; Canning E.; Jaitley A.; Lamont J.; Toner E.; Ghaffar A.; McDowell M.; Salmon D.; O'Carroll O.; Khan A.; Kelly M.E.; Clesham K.; Palmer C.; Lyons R.; Bell A.; Chin R.; Waldron R.M.; Trimble A.; Cox S.E.; Ashfaq U.; Campbell J.; Holliday R.B.S.; McCabe G.; Morris F.; Priestland R.; Vernon O.K.; Ledsam A.; Vaughan R.; Lim D.; Bakewell Z.R.; Hughes R.K.; Koshy R.M.; Jackson H.R.; Narayan P.; Cardwell A.E.; Jubainville C.L.; Arif T.; Elliott L.E.; Gupta V.; Bhaskaran G.; Odeleye A.; Ahmed F.; Shah R.; Pickard J.; Suleman Y.N.; North A.S.; McClymont L.F.; Hussain N.; Ibrahim I.; Ng G.S.; Wong V.; Lim A.E.; Harris L.N.; Tharmachandirar T.; Mittapalli D.; Patel V.; Lakhani M.; Bazeer H.Z.; Narwani V.; Sandhu K.K.; Wingfield L.R.; Gentry S.; Adjei H.; Bhatti M.; Braganza L.; Barnes J.; Mistry S.; Chillarge G.; Stokes S.; Cleere J.; Wadanamby S.; Bucko A.M.; Meek J.; Boxall N.; Heywood E.G.; Wiltshire J.J.; Toh C.; Ward A.E.; Shurovi B.N.; Horth D.; Patel B.Y.; Ali B.; Spencer T.; Axelson T.; Kretzmer L.; Chhina C.; Anandarajah C.; Fautz T.; Horst C.; Thevathasan A.A.; Ng J.Q.; Hirst F.; Brewer C.F.; Logan A.E.; Lockey J.W.; Forrest P.R.; Keelty N.; Wood A.D.; Springford L.R.; Avery P.; Schulz T.M.; Bemand T.P.; Howells L.; Collier H.; Khajuria A.; Tharakan R.G.; Parsons S.; Buchan A.M.; McGalliard R.J.; Mason J.D.; Cundy O.J.; Li N.; Redgrave N.A.; Watson R.P.; Pezas T.P.; Dennis Y.F.; Segall E.; Hameed M.; Lynch A.S.; Chamberlain M.; Peck F.S.; Neo Y.N.; Russell G.; Elseedawy M.; Lee S.; Foster N.L.; Soo Y.H.; Puan L.; Dennis R.; Goradia H.; Qureshi A.; Osman S.; Reeves T.; Dinsmore L.; Marsden M.; Lu Q.; Pitts-Tucker T.; Dunn C.E.; Walford R.A.; Heathcote E.; Martin R.; Pericleous A.; Brzyska K.; Reid K.G.; Williams M.R.; Wetherall N.; McAleer E.; Thomas D.; Kiff R.; Milne S.; Holmes M.J.V.; Bartlett J.; Lucas de Carvalho J.; Bloomfield T.; Tongo F.; Bremner R.H.; Yong N.; Atraszkiewicz B.A.; Mehdi A.; Tahir M.; Sherliker G.X.J.; Tear A.K.; Pandey A.; Broyd A.; Omer H.M.; Raphael M.; Chaudhry W.W.; Shahidi S.; Jawad A.S.; Gill C.K.; Fisher I.H.; Adeleja I.; Clark I.J.; Aidoo-Micah G.E.; Stather P.W.; Salam G.J.; Glover T.E.; Deas G.; Sim N.K.; Obute R.D.; Wynell-Mayow W.M.; Sait M.S.; Mitha N.; de Bernier G.L.; Siddiqui M.; Shaunak R.; Wali A.; Cuthbert G.; Bhudia R.; Webb E.; Shah S.; Ansari N.; Perera M.; Kelly N.; McAllister R.; Stanley G.H.; Keane C.P.; Shatkar V.; MaxwellArmstrong C.; Henderson L.A.; Maple N.; Manson R.; Adams R.D.; Semple E.; Mills M.; Daoub A.; Marsh A.; Ramnarine A.; Hartley J.; Malaj M.; Jewell P.D.; Whatling E.A.; Hitchen N.; Chen M.; Goh B.; Fern J.; Rogers S.; Derbyshire L.; Robertson D.T.; Abuhussein N.; Deekonda P.; Abid A.; Harrison P.L.M.; Aildasani L.; Turley H.; Sherif M.A.; Pandey G.; Filby J.J.; Johnston A.; Burke E.; Mohamud M.; Gohil K.; Tsui A.Y.; Singh R.; Lim S.J.; O'Sullivan K.; McKelvey L.L.; O'Neill S.; Roberts H.F.; Brown F.S.; Cao Y.; Buckle R.T.; Liew Y.; Sii S.; Ventre C.M.; Graham C.J.; Filipescu T.; Yousif A.; Dawar R.; Wright A.; Peters M.; Varley R.; Owczarek S.; Hartley S.; Khattak M.; Iqbal A.; Ali M.; Durrani B.; Narang Y.; Bethell G.S.; Horne L.; Pinto R.; Nicholls K.; Kisyov I.; Torrance H.D.; English W.; Lakhani S.M.; Ashraf S.F.; Venn M.; Elangovan V.; Kazmi Z.; Brecher J.; Sukumar S.; Mastan A.; Mortimer A.; Parker J.; Boyle J.; Elkawafi M.; *Beckett J.; *Mohite A.; *Narain A.; *Mazumdar E.; *Sreh A.; *Hague A.; *Weinberg D.; *Fletcher L.; *Steel M.; Shufflebotham H.; Masood M.; Sinha Y.; Jenvey C.; Kitt H.; Slade R.; Craig A.R.; Deall C.; Reakes T.; Chervenkoff J.; Strange E.; O'Bryan M.; Murkin C.; Joshi D.; Bergara T.; Naqib S.; Wylam D.; Scotcher S.E.; Hewitt C.M.; Stoddart M.T.; Kerai A.; Trist A.J.; Cole S.J.; Knight C.L.; Stevens S.; Cooper G.E.; Ingham R.; Dobson J.; O'Kane A.; Moradzadeh J.; Duffy A.; Henderson C.; Ashraf S.; McLaughin C.; Hoskins T.C.; Reehal R.S.; Bookless L.R.; McLean R.C.; Stone E.J.; Wright E.V.; Abdikadir H.R.; Roberts C.; Spence O.; Srikantharajah M.; Ruiz E.M.; Matthews J.H.; Gardner E.; Hester E.; Naran P.; Simpson R.; Minhas M.; Cornish E.; Semnani S.A.; Rojoa D.; Radotra A.; Eraifej J.; Eparh K.; Smith D.N.E.; Mistry B.D.; Hickling S.L.; Din W.; Liu C.; Mithrakumar P.; Mirdavoudi V.; Rashid M.; Mcgenity C.; Hussain O.; Kadicheeni M.; Gardner H.; Anim-Addo N.; Pearce J.; Aslanyan A.; Ntala C.; Sorah T.; Parkin J.; Alizadeh M.; White A.; Edozie F.; Johnston J.; Kahar A.; Navayogaarajah V.; Patel B.; Carter D.; Khonsari P.; Burgess A.; Kong C.; Ponweera A.; Cody A.; Tan Y.; Ng A.Y.L.; Croall A.; Allan C.; Ng S.; Raghuvir V.; Telfer R.; Greenhalgh A.D.; McKerr C.N.; Edison M.A.; Patel B.A.; Dear K.; Hardy M.R.; Williams P.; Hassan S.; Sajjad U.; O'Neill E.M.; Lopes S.; Healy L.; Jamal N.; Tan S.; Lazenby D.; Husnoo S.B.; Beecroft S.; Sarvanandan T.; Weston C.; Bassam N.; Rabinthiran S.; Hayat U.; Ng L.; Varma D.; Sukkari M.; Mian A.; Omar A.; Kim J.W.; Sellathurai J.; Mahmood J.; O'Connell C.; Bose R.; Heneghan H.; Lalor P.; Matheson J.; Doherty C.; Cullen C.; Cooper D.; Angelov S.; Drislane C.; Smith A.C.D.; Kreibich A.; Palkhi E.; Durr A.; Lotfallah A.; Gold D.; Mckean E.; Dhanji A.; Anilkumar A.; Thacoor A.; Siddiqui Z.H.; Lim S.; Piquet A.; Anderson S.M.; McCormack D.R.; Gulati J.; Ibrahim A.; Murray S.E.; Walsh S.L.; McGrath A.; Ziprin P.; Chua E.Y.; Lou C.N.; Bloomer J.; Paine H.R.; Osei-Kuffour D.; White C.J.; Szczap A.; Gokani S.; Patel K.; Malys M.K.; Reed A.; Torlot G.E.; Cumber E.M.; Charania A.; Ahmad S.; Varma N.; Cheema H.; Austreng L.; Petra H.; Chaudhary M.; Zegeye M.I.; Cheung F.; Coffey D.; Heer R.S.; Singh S.; Seager E.; Cumming S.; Suresh R.S.; Verma S.; Ptacek I.B.; Gwozdz A.M.; Yang T.; Khetarpal A.A.; Shumon S.; Fung T.M.P.; Leung W.; Kwang P.; Chew L.; Loke W.; Curran A.; Chan C.; McGarrigle C.; Mohan K.; Cullen S.; Wong E.; Toale C.; Collins D.; Keane N.; Traynor B.P.; Shanahan D.; Yan A.; Jafree D.J.; Topham C.; Mitrasinovic S.; Omara S.; Bingham G.; Lykoudis P.M.; Miranda B.H.; Whitehurst K.; Kumaran G.; Devabalan Y.; Aziz H.; Shoa M.; Dindyal S.; Yates J.A.; Bernstein I.; Rattan G.; Coulson R.; Stezaker S.; Isaac A.; Salem M.; McBride A.; McFarlane H.; Yow L.; MacDonald J.; Bartlett R.D.; Turaga S.; White U.; Liew W.; Yim N.; Ang A.; Simpson A.; McAuley D.; Craig E.; Murphy L.; Shepherd P.; Kee J.Y.; Abdulmajid A.; Chung A.; Warwick H.L.; Livesey A.; Holton P.; Theodoreson M.D.; Jenkin S.L.; Turner J.; Entwisle J.H.; Marchal S.T.; O'Connor S.; Blege H.K.; Aithie J.M.; Sabine L.M.; Stewart G.E.; Jackson S.; Kishore A.; Lankage C.M.; Acquaah F.; Joyce H.L.; McKevitt K.L.; Coffey C.J.; Fawaz A.S.; Dolbec K.S.; O'Sullivan D.A.; Geraghty J.M.; Lim E.; Bolton L.; FitzPatrick D.; Robinson C.; Ramtoola T.; Collinson S.; Grundy L.; McEnhill P.M.; Harbhajan Singh G.S.; Loughran D.; Golding D.M.; Keeling R.E.; Williams R.P.; Whitham R.D.J.; Yoganathan S.; Nachiappan R.; Egan R.J.; Owasil R.; Kwan M.L.; He A.; Goh R.W.; Bhome R.; Wilson H.; Teoh P.J.; Raji K.; Jayakody N.; Matthams J.; Chong J.; Luk C.Y.; Greig R.J.; Trail M.; Charalambous G.; Rocke A.S.; Gardiner N.; Bulley F.; Warren N.; Brennan E.; Fergurson P.; Wilson R.; Whittingham H.; Brown E.J.; Khanijau R.; Gandhi K.; Morris S.; Boulton A.J.; Chandan N.; Barthorpe A.E.; Maamari R.; Sandhu S.; McCann M.; Higgs L.; Balian V.; Reeder C.; Diaper C.; Sale T.; Ali H.; Archer C.H.; Clarke A.K.; Heskin J.; Hurst P.C.; Farmer J.D.; O'Flynn L.D.; Doan L.; Shuker B.A.; Stott G.D.; Vithanage N.A.; Hoban K.A.; Nesargikar P.N.; Kennedy H.R.; Grossart C.M.; Tan E.S.M.; Roy C.S.D.; Sim P.; Leslie K.E.; Sim D.; Abul M.H.; Cody N.; Tay A.Y.; Woon E.; Sng S.; Mah J.; Robson J.; Shakweh E.; Wing V.C.; Mills H.; Li M.M.; Barrow T.R.; Balaji S.; Jordan H.E.M.; Phillips C.; Naveed H.; Hirani S.; Tai A.; Ratnakumaran R.; Sahathevan A.; Shafi A.M.A.; Seedat M.; Weaver R.; Batho A.; Punj R.; Selvachandran H.; Bhatt N.; Botchey S.; Khonat Z.; Brennan K.; Morrison C.J.; Devlin E.; Linton A.; Galloway E.; McGarvie S.; Ramsay N.; McRobbie H.D.; Whewell H.; Dean W.; Nelaj S.; Eragat M.; Mishra A.; Kane T.; Zuhair M.; Wells M.; Wilkinson D.; Woodcock N.; Sun E.; Aziz N.; Ghaffar M.K.A.; McLean K.A.; Glasbey J.C.; Borakati A.; Brooks T.M.; Chang H.M.; Choi S.M.; Goodson R.; Nielsen M.; Pronin S.; Salloum N.L.; Sewart E.; Vanniasegaram D.; Drake T.M.; Gillies M.A.; Harrison E.M.; Chapman S.J.; Khatri C.; Kong C.Y.; Bath M.F.; Kelly M.; Mitchell H.; Fitzgerald J.E.; Bhangu A.; Nepogodiev D

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British Journal of Anaesthesia; Jan 2019; vol. 122 (no. 1); p. 42-50

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Background: Patient selection for critical care admission must balance patient safety with optimal resource allocation. This study aimed to determine the relationship between critical care admission, and postoperative mortality after abdominal surgery. Method(s): This prespecified secondary analysis of a multicentre, prospective, observational study included consecutive patients enrolled in the DISCOVER study from UK and Republic of Ireland undergoing major gastrointestinal and liver surgery between October and December 2014. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Multivariate logistic regression was used to explore associations between critical care admission (planned and unplanned) and mortality, and inter-centre variation in critical care admission after emergency laparotomy. Result(s): Of 4529 patients included, 37.8% (n=1713) underwent planned critical care admissions from theatre Some 3.1% (n=86/2816) admitted to ward-level care subsequently underwent unplanned critical care admission. Overall 30-day mortality was 2.9% (n=133/4519), and the risk-adjusted association between 30-day mortality and critical care admission was higher in unplanned [odds ratio (OR): 8.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.51-19.97) than planned admissions (OR: 2.32, 95% CI: 1.43-3.85). Some 26.7% of patients (n=1210/4529) underwent emergency laparotomies. After adjustment, 49.3% (95% CI: 46.8-51.9%, P<0.001) were predicted to have planned critical care admissions, with 7% (n=10/145) of centres outside the 95% CI. Conclusion(s): After risk adjustment, no 30-day survival benefit was identified for either planned or unplanned postoperative admissions to critical care within this cohort. This likely represents appropriate admission of the highest-risk patients. Planned admissions in selected, intermediate-risk patients may present a strategy to mitigate the risk of unplanned admission. Substantial inter-centre variation exists in planned critical care admissions after emergency laparotomies.

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Surgical assessment clinic - One stop emergency out-patient clinic for rapid assessment, reduced admissions and improved acute surgical service: A quality improvement study (2017)

Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
*Macano C.A.W.; *Lake B.; *Clarke R.; Kirby G.C.; Nyasavajjala S.M.

Citation:
Annals of Medicine and Surgery; Nov 2017; vol. 23 ; p. 28-31

Abstract:
Background There is increasing pressure on emergency services within the NHS requiring efficient, rapid assessment and management of patients. A subsequent reduction in hospital admissions reduces overall costs with an aim to improve quality of care. At the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital we run a one stop emergency surgical clinic. With strict criteria for admission to this clinic we have established a care pathway for those patients requiring urgent surgical review but not necessarily hospital admission. Materials and methods We reviewed our initial referral pathway to the emergency surgical assessment clinic. New guidelines were distributed to the local Care Coordination Centre (CCC) through which GP referrals to the clinic were made. A re-audit carried out 6 weeks later assessed change in clinical practice. Results With the introduction of guidelines for referral we significantly increased the percentage of appropriate referrals to the one stop emergency surgical clinic (42.9%-79.4%, p = 0.000017). The majority (75.8%) of appropriate referrals can be successfully managed on an urgent outpatient basis. Appropriate referrals unsuitable for discharge from clinic had genuine reasons for admission such as abnormal results on assessment, or a need for surgery. 97.8% of referrals not deemed appropriate for the clinic were admitted for inpatient management. Conclusion By providing suitable guidance for referring practitioners we have optimised our clinic use significantly and improved our acute ambulatory surgical care. We have reduced admissions, provided rapid treatment and have established a service that helps address the ever increasing demand on acute services within the NHS.

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A Comparison of Operative Time Outcomes in Endoscopic and Open Tympanomastoid Surgery (2016)

Type of publication:
Conference abstract

Author(s):
*Mohamed Rizny Sakkaff and *Duncan Bowyer

Citation:
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, Volume 130, Issue S3 (Abstracts for the 10th International Conference on Cholesteatoma). May 2016, pp. S207-S208

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Inadvertent returns to theatre within 30 days (IRT30) of surgery: an educational tool to monitor surgical complications and improve our performance as surgeons (2015)

Type of publication:
Journal article

Author(s):
*Sukha A., *Li, E. , *Sykes T., *Fox A., *Schofield A., *Houghton A.

Citation:
Clinical Governance, October 2015, vol./is. 20/4(208-214 )

Abstract:
Purpose – When a patient unexpectedly has to go back to the operating theatre, there is often a perceived problem with the primary operation. An IRT30 is defined as any patient returning to the operating theatre within 30 days of the index procedure. IRT30 has been suggested to be a useful quality indicator of surgical standards and surgeon performance. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate t he usefulness of this validated tool, by assessing all IRT30 over a 12-month period. Learning points for individual surgeons, surgical subspecialty units and the clinical governance leads were reviewed. Design/methodology/app roach – Consecutive series of general and vascular surgical patients undergoing elective and emergency procedures between July 2012 and 2013. Prospective data collection of all IRT30s classified as Types 1-5 by a single-rater and in-depth discussion of Types 3-5 cases at the clinical governance meetings. The individual case learning points were recorded and the collective data monitored monthly. Findings – There were 134 IRT30s. In total 84 cases were discussed: Type 3 (n=80), Type 4 (n=4) and Type 5 (n =0). In total 50 cases were not discussed: Type 1 (n=27), Type 2 (n=2 3). Originality/value – It is crucial that surgeons continue to learn throughout their surgical career by reflecting on their own and their colleague's results, complications and surgical performance. Analysing Types 3 and 4 IRT30s within the governance meetings has identified learning points related to both surgical technique and surgical decision making. By embracing these learning points, surgical technique and individual as well as group surgeon performance can be modified and opportunities for training and focused supervision created.

Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (LARS): Determine the hiatal defect repair using the intra-operatively calculated surface area (SA) cm2 (2014)

Type of publication:
Conference abstract

Author(s):
*Sukha A., *Adjepong S., *Pattar J., *Sigurdsson A.

Citation:
International Journal of Surgery, November 2014, vol./is. 12/(S100)

Abstract:
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) techniques when repairing hiatal defects using the intra operatively calculated surface area (SA) at single-centre Upper Gastrointestinal Laparoscopic Unit. Methods: 100 patients (mean age = 59, average BMI 31) with symptoms of GORD underwent LARS. The SA (cm2) was calculated using an endoscopic ruler and the formula;(1/2 x base x height) x2. The method of closure; Surgisis +/-simple tension free sutures, was recorded for each hiatal closure. Results: The mean calculated SA repaired was 9.0cm2 and there was a 2%(2) recurrence rate. There were 3 modalities of repair; 1) Surgisis, posterior and anterior sutures (mean SA=10.0cm2, average BMI = 28); 2) Surgisis and posterior sutures (mean SA=9.5cm2, average BMI=29); 3) posterior sutures only (mean SA =6.1cm2, average BMI=32, mean number of sutures 3). Conclusions: It was found that the greater the average SA cm2 of the hiatus hernia the greater the number of modalities of repair used. There was no correlation found between BMI and the surface area of the hiatus hernia. Currently there are no set standard for method of repair based on the SA of the defect; however guidelines have been derived from this study.

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