Safety, quality & education

Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK ( RA ‐ UK ) priority setting partnership involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals

AnaesthesiaPublished Research priority setting partnership

Authors' conclusion

This initiative has resulted in a list of research questions prioritised by patients, carers and a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals

Study context

Population
Patients, carers and healthcare professionals interacting with RA, UKcompleted initial survey
Participants
210 patients
Outcome
Top 10 RA research priorities
Methodological detailsmultidisciplinary, online surveys, literature review, nominal group process, live virtual prioritisation workshop
  • Multidisciplinary
  • Online surveys
  • Literature review
  • Nominal group process
  • Live virtual prioritisation workshop

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Top 10 RA research priorities by theme

Pain management questions

2

Patient safety questions

6

Recovery from surgery questions

2

Further findings

Question generation and interim prioritisation

Research questions suggested in initial survey
518
Indicative questions formed
57
Indicative questions fully answered after literature review
3
Indicative questions not feasible
1
Interim survey responses
335
Questions presented in interim survey
53
Highest priority questions identified in interim survey
24

Original publication

Regional anaesthesia research priorities: a Regional Anaesthesia UK ( RA ‐ UK ) priority setting partnership involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals. Anaesthesia. Published 25 November 2024. doi:10.1111/anae.16473

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