Epidemiology of Critical Care provision after Surgery (EpiCCS)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Second UK Sprint National Anaesthesia Project: Epidemiology of Critical Care provision after Surgery
IRAS ID
154486
Contact name
S R Moonesinghe
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University College London
Duration of Study in the UK
10 years, 2 months, 18 days
Research summary
EpiCCS will describe the rates and reasons for patients being admitted to critical care after inpatient surgery in the UK. A secondary aim is to estimate whether postoperative critical care admission is associated with patient benefit (a reduction in postoperative complications). The study will also explore how clinicians determine the risk of death in clinical practice and whether these risk estimates are accurate.
Data will be collected on all patients undergoing surgery requiring overnight stay in hospital in participating UK hospitals for one week. We will measure complications in these patients using a well-known measurement system. In a sub-group of patients, the quality of recovery after surgery (e.g. ability to self-care, mobility etc) will also be recorded on day 3. We will learn about if and when patients die after surgery through linkage to national databases held by the Department of Health.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/SC/0349
Date of REC Opinion
20 Jul 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion