Sprint National Audit Project 1
SWARM was proud to participate in the first Sprint National Anaesthesia Project (SNAP 1) which completed data collection on 14th May 2014.
Introduction
SNAP 1 was being managed by the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia - Health Services Research Centre (NIAA-HSRC), in conjunction with the UCL/UCLH Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe). It was funded by an NIAA administered grant provided by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA).
It aimed to provide a 'snapshot' of clinical activity in hospitals throughout the UK over a 2 day period on 13th & 14th May 2014. It specifically looked at patient reported outcomes after anaesthesia; specifically patient satisfaction and patient reported awareness.
- A validated Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire & the Modified Brice Questionnaire
- To establish a national benchmark for patient satisfaction after anaesthesia
- To establish an estimate of the incidence of accidental awareness during general anaesthesia in the UK population
Inclusion criteria
- All adult (≥18 years) patients undergoing any type of non-obstetric surgery in an operating theatre, in an NHS hospital in the UK during the study period
- Includes both day case and in-patient surgery as well as planned elective cases in addition to urgent or emergency operations
- Endoscopic or interventional radiological procedures carried out under GA or sedation given by an anaesthetist are also be included
Exclusion criteria
- Patients <18 years old
- Those who are unable to understand spoken or written English
- Obstetric patients
- Patients who are too unwell or confused to be able to complete the questionnaires or those who decline to participate
- Non-surgical interventions such as 'pain procedures', ECT or anaesthetic room procedures (e.g. CVC insertion, LP)
For more information about this exciting project, visit the NIAA website.
Presentations
Publications
(SWARM collaborators acknowledged on PubMed)
Abstracts
Written by Dr Louise Schonborn, Dr Danielle Franklin, Dr Gary Minto & Nicholas Shaw on behalf of SWARM (2014)