Sprint National Audit Project 1
SNAP 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).
Background
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.
Outcome measures
A validated Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire & the Modified Brice Questionnaire
Objectives
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)
Presentations
AAGBI Annual Conference, 17th-19th September 2014, Dr Louise Schonborn
Publications
Patient reported outcomes of adult perioperative anaesthesia in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional observation study. BJA 2016;117(6):758-76
(SWARM collaborators acknowledged on PubMed)
Abstracts
Collaboration between SWARM (Trainee research network) and Clinical Research Nurses to maximise recruitment to Sprint National Audit projects, Abstracts of the AAGBI Annual Congress, Anaesthesia, 69(S4): 44
Written by Dr Louise Schonborn, Dr Danielle Franklin, Dr Gary Minto & Nicholas Shaw on behalf of SWARM (2014)
Local Trust Project Leads
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth: Dr Geoff Tavener, Dr Louise Schonborn, Dr Gary Minto, Catherine Harden, Clinical Research Nurse
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro: Dr Tom Lawson, Dr Juan Graterol
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter: Dr Thomas Clark, Dr Samantha Lyons, Dr Kath Meikle
Torbay Hospital, Torquay: Dr Claire Ward, Dr Jane Montgomery, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Dr Timothy Wilson, Dr Stuart Collins
North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple: Garry Henry