| A national census of central neuraxial block in the UK: results of the snapshot phase of the Third National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. | |
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PMID: 18211444 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The first stage of the Royal College of Anaesthetists Third National Audit Project to assess the incidence of major complications of central neuraxial block in the UK was a 2-week national census of block use. A reporting system was established in the 309 National Health Service hospitals believed to undertake surgical work and data were received from 304, a response rate of 98.7%. Over 90% of these were judged by the reporters to be 'accurate'. The total number of procedures reported as being performed in the 2-week period was 27,533: extrapolation using a multiplier of 25 suggests that nearly 700,000 major blocks are performed annually (315,000 spinals, 287,000 cervical, thoracic or lumbar epidurals, 42,000 combined spinal-epidurals and 56,000 caudal epidurals). After the second stage of the project, which will record complications from the same hospitals over a 12-month period, these data will be used as denominators to calculate the incidences of complications. |
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Authors:
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T M Cook; R Mihai; J A W Wildsmith; |
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Anaesthesia Volume: 63 ISSN: 1365-2044 ISO Abbreviation: Anaesthesia Publication Date: 2008 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-01-23 Completed Date: 2008-02-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370524 Medline TA: Anaesthesia Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK. tcook@rcoa.ac.uk |
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Analgesia, Epidural
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utilization Anesthesia, Epidural / utilization* Anesthesia, Obstetrical / methods, utilization Anesthesia, Spinal / utilization* Female Great Britain Humans Medical Audit Nerve Block / methods, utilization* Pregnancy Societies, Medical State Medicine / statistics & numerical data |
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