LAS VEGAS
Local Assessment of Ventilatory Management during General Anaesthesia for Surgery
This international, prospective, observational trial aimed to recruit 4800 patients via an estimated number of 96 centres worldwide.
Its aims were to:
Ascertain mechanical ventilation practices during general anaesthesia for surgery
Assess whether there is a correlation between intra-operative ventilatory settings and intra-operative and post-operative pulmonary complications
Data collection was completed in March 2013.
The contribution of SWARM to the study is summarised below:
Total number of patients recruited: 586
Total number of Critical Care patients recruited: 26
Overall recruitment rate: 70%
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Derriford Hospital, Plymouth: 79 / 370 patients (48%)
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro: 82 / 95 patients (86%)
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter: 123 / 135 patients (91%)
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton: 50 patients recruited, denominator unknown
Torbay Hospital, Torquay: 83 / 90 patients (92.2%)
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple: 69 / 75 patients (92%)
Publications
Hemmes S, Abreu M, Pelosi P, Schultz M. LAS VEGAS – Local Assessment of Ventilatory Management during General Anaesthesia for Surgery and its effects on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: A prospective, observational, international, multicentre cohort study, European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2013; 30(5): 205-207.
The LAS VEGAS investigators. Epidemiology, practice of ventilation and outcome for patients at increased risk of postoperative pulmonary complications: LAS VEGAS - an observational study in 29 countries. European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2017; 34:492–507.
Abstracts
Utility of an anaesthetic trainee led research network to contribute to multicentre studies. South West Anaesthesia Research Matrix ("SWARM"). Anaesthesia 2013; 68(S3): 44.
Written by Dr Gary Minto and edited by Dr Thomas Clark & Prof Robert Sneyd on behalf of SWARM
Presented by Dr Danielle Franklin at the AAGBI Annual Congress, September 2013.
Posters
Research Nurses vs Research Ninjas, Presented by Dr Danielle Franklin & CRN Claire West at the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Research Conference, September 2013
Regional Project Lead
SWARM Committee