NorELAD V1

• Research type

  Research Database

• IRAS ID

  366598

• Contact name

  Joseph Borucki

• Contact email

  joseph.borucki@nnuh.nhs.uk

• Research summary

  NORwich Emergency Laparotomy Analgesia Database (NorELAD)

• REC name

  London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  26/LO/0137

• Date of REC Opinion

  26 Feb 2026

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion

• Data collection arrangements

  We are using data collected as part of routine care for patients who have undergone an emergency laparotomy at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital between 01/01/2020 and 31/12/2025. This will only be accessible by members of the surgical team responsible for the patients care.

• Research programme

  We will use this database to investigate the effect peri-operative analgesic strategy has on post-operative outcomes.

• Research database title

  NORwich Emergency Laparotomy Analgesia Database (NorELAD)

• Establishment organisation

  Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Establishment organisation address

  Colney Lane

  Norwich

  NR4 7UY