Comprehensive moUth-care to reduce Post-operative PneumoniA (CUPPA)
SWARM have been successful in obtaining a NIAA research grant for their first multi-centre randomised control trial. The trial is titled "Comprehensive moUth-care to reduce Post-operative PneumoniA (CUPPA)". It is a pilot study looking to see if comprehensive mouth-care reduces the incidence of post operative pneumonia in high risk ward patients. The trial was undertaken across the Peninsula.
Data collection is now complete and cleaning up of data underway - a big thanks to everyone who took part!
We have also been in touch with a questionnaire asking for your feedback on your experience of being involved in CUPPA - this is the first anaesthetic trainee RCT so we're sure there will be lots to learn, and improve on.
The pilot data is going to be shared with a peri-operative care group from The Midlands - they have a much larger study planned (COMMA) looking into the incidence of pneumonia after the use of chlorhexidine mouthwash in the anaesthetic room immediately prior to surgery. Our invaluable contribution will form part of the funding application for COMMA.
Presentations
National
UK POM CTN Autumn Meeting, 9th November 2016, Dr Tori Field (view programme)
RAFT Winter Meeting, 13th January 2017, Dr Johannes Retief (poster presentation)
GAT Annual Scientific Meeting, Cardiff 5th-7th July 2017, Dr Kate Smurthwaite (poster), (abstract published in Anaesthesia Volume 72 S3)
Regional
SASWR, 24th-25th November 2016, Dr Tori Field (view poster)
Results
Contribution to CUPPA by hospital:
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Torbay Hospital, Torquay
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47 patients
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Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
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24 patients
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Royal Devon & Exeter Hopsital, Exeter
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22 patients
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Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro
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22 patients
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Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
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3 patients
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North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
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2 patients
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TOTAL
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120 patients
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Dr Charly Gibson, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
| Derriford Hospital, Plymouth |
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Dr Natalie Smith
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Dr Victoria Field
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| Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro |
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Dr Barney Scrace
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Dr Kathleen Mulcahy
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| Torbay Hospital, Torquay | |
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Dr Aidan Melia
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Dr Louise Cossey
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Dr Victoria Lewis
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| Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton |
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Dr Alexandra Jones
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Dr Carmen Marginean
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| North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple |
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Dr Marc Brown
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| Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter |
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Dr Katharine Smurthwaite
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Dr Wren Holdom
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Dr Charly Gibson
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Local Trust Project Investigators
| Derriford Hospital, Plymouth |
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Dr Craig Holdstock
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Dr Juleen Fasham
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Dr Tom Nightingale
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Dr Ian O'Brian
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| Torbay Hospital, Torquay |
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Dr Theresa Hinde
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Dr Danielle Franklin
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Dr Sandeep Kusre
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| Derriford Hospital, Plymouth |
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Dr Mark Abou-Samra
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Dr Anna Fergusson
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Dr Sophie Gray
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Dr Catharine Hoyer
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Dr Jane Vanhoutte
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Dr Carlen Reed-Poysden
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Dr Graham Blair
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Dr Sarah Stoneman
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| Torbay Hospital, Torquay |
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Dr James Matthams
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Dr Caroline Kane
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Dr Susan Cummings
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Dr Navreem Chima
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Dr Ella Downey
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Dr Anna Perham
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Dr Tim Warrener
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| North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple |
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Dr Katie Pass
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| Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter |
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Dr Richard Wassell
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Dr Lawrie Helliwell
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Dr Aiden Melia
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Dr Francesca Mazzola
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Dr Adam Green
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Dr Emily Hatton-Wyatt
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Dr Sam Spinney
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