PROspective Upper Limb Trainee-Led Regional Anaesthesia Review (Pro-ULtRA)
Advances in regional anaesthesia and NHS targets for 75% of surgery to be day case has led to an increase in the use of upper limb blocks for analgesia, therefore avoiding the complications of opiates and in some cases avoiding a general anaesthetic.
There are no current guidelines on patient consent or studies looking at information that patient’s value regarding regional techniques.
The aim of this study would be to enable SWARM to look into:
Current consent practice across the South West
Patient reception of the information
Current practice regarding sedation/GA vs awake for regional techniques
Patient attitudes towards future regional anaesthesia
This would then lay the groundwork for contributing towards developing standards for consent.
Data collection has completed with preliminary results presented at the SWARM AGM
Results
Contribution to Pro-ULtRA by hopsital:
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital: 33 patients
Derriford Hospital: 24 patients
Torbay Hospital: 19 patients
Royal Cornwall Hospital: 14 patients
Musgrove Park Hospital: 13 patients
North Devon District Hospital: 9 patients
TOTAL: 112 patients
Presentations
National
RA-UK, May 2016, Dr Ben Hearne
Regional
SWARM AGM, 11th March 2016, Dr Ben Hearne (view presentation)
SASWR, 24th-25th November 2016, Dr Ben Hearne (view poster)
Local
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Dr Jeremy Preece
Torbay Hospital, Dr Ben Hearne
Regional Project Lead
Dr Rebecca Pugsley, Derriford Hospital
Dr Matthew Oldman, Derriford Hospital
Dr Ben Hearne, Torbay Hospital (data analysis, manuscript preparation and presentations)
Local Trust Project Leads
Dr Tom Lawson, Derriford Hospital
Dr Sarah Cassie, Royal Cornwall Hospital
Dr David Hay, Torbay Hospital
Dr Nick Soulter, Musgrove Park Hospital
Dr Emma Shacklock, North Devon District Hospital
Dr Jeremy Preece, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital