Abstract
Key Points
The National Institute of Academic Anesthesia’s Health Services Research Centre (HSRC) was formed in 2011 and coordinates national audit, quality improvement and research activity investigating the influence of perioperative care, anesthesia, and critical care on patient morbidity and safety. The National Patient Safety Alerting System alerts health personnel of drug- or device-related risks.
Complications that are the focus of UK regional anesthesia include inadvertent intravenous injection of local anesthetic, wrong site blocks, efficacy and side effects of central neuraxial blocks, and regional anesthesia for hip fracture surgery.
In 2014, the HSRC conducted a national survey of 260 UK hospitals in order to provide a national benchmark for patient satisfaction and patient-reported awareness after anesthesia against which hospitals could measure their own performance.
The National Institute of Academic Anesthesia’s Health Services Research Centre (HSRC) was formed in 2011 and coordinates national audit, quality improvement and research activity investigating the influence of perioperative care, anesthesia, and critical care on patient morbidity and safety. The National Patient Safety Alerting System alerts health personnel of drug- or device-related risks.
Complications that are the focus of UK regional anesthesia include inadvertent intravenous injection of local anesthetic, wrong site blocks, efficacy and side effects of central neuraxial blocks, and regional anesthesia for hip fracture surgery.
In 2014, the HSRC conducted a national survey of 260 UK hospitals in order to provide a national benchmark for patient satisfaction and patient-reported awareness after anesthesia against which hospitals could measure their own performance.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Complications of Regional Anesthesia |
| Subtitle of host publication | Principles of Safe Practice in Local and Regional Anesthesia |
| Editors | Brendan T. Finucane, Ban C. H. Tsui |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 445-449 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Edition | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319493862 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319493848 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2017 |
Keywords
- Anesthesia
- Regional
- Morbidity
- Local anesthetic
- Audit
- Quality improvement
- Epidural
- Thoracic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine