Organisation of UK hospitals and anaesthetic departments in the treatment of peri‐operative cardiac arrest: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project ( NAP7 ) local co‐ordinator baseline survey
Authors' conclusion
While it is likely many UK hospitals are very well prepared to treat anaesthetic emergencies including cardiac arrest, the survey suggests this is not universal.
Study context
- Population
- NHS anaesthetic departments in the UK (preparedness for treating peri-operative cardiac arrest)of 277 departments
- Participants
- 199 departments
- Outcome
- Departmental preparedness for peri-operative cardiac arrest
Methodological detailsorganisational baseline survey, national audit
- Organisational baseline survey
- National audit
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Adult anaesthetic care provided
- 188 (95%)
- Paediatric anaesthetic care provided
- 165 (84%)
- No PICU on-site in hospitals caring for children
- 144 (87%)
- Remote site anaesthesia provided
- 182 (92%)
- Departmental resuscitation lead
- 113 (58%)
- Wellbeing lead
- 106 (54%)
- Departmental staff wellbeing policy
- 81 (42%)
- Defibrillator in every operating theatre suite
- 193 (99%)
- Defibrillator in all paediatric anaesthesia locations
- 149 (97%)
- Advanced airway equipment not available in every theatre suite
- 13 (7%)
- Advanced airway equipment not available in all remote locations
- 103 (57%)
- Advanced airway equipment not available in all paediatric anaesthesia locations
- 23 (15%)
- Anaesthetic rooms default location for induction, adults
- 148 (79%)
- Anaesthetic rooms default location for induction, children
- 121 (79%)
- Annual updates in chest compressions
- 149 (76%)
- Annual updates in defibrillation
- 130 (67%)
- Debriefing available after peri-operative cardiac arrest
- 154 (79%)
- Peer support programmes available after peri-operative cardiac arrest
- 57 (29%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Organisation of UK hospitals and anaesthetic departments in the treatment of peri‐operative cardiac arrest: an analysis from the 7th National Audit Project ( NAP7 ) local co‐ordinator baseline survey. Anaesthesia. Published 3 November 2023. doi:10.
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