This report provides a stark comparison of the changing medical
scene over the past decade. It demonstrates that patients being
subjected to emergency surgery are both older and sicker than
they were ten years ago. In turn, this has a profound impact
on the service provision necessary to deal with these clinical
problems.
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Individual Report
Sections
Main Report Includes: Section 1 - The quality of care and the causation of death (73KB) Section 2 - The contribution of post mortem examinations to audit of postoperative deaths (79KB) Section 3 - The requirements for improved information systems (42Kb) Section 4 - Data quality audit (89k) Section 5 - General data (124Kb) Section 6 - General information about anaesthesia and surgery (307Kb) Includes subsections: 6A. General anaesthesia with regional analgesia 6B. Aortic stenosis 6C.The organissation of perioperative care and the involvement of critical care teams. Section 7/8 - Surgery in general (excluding malignancy) (283Kb) Vascular surgery Section 9 - Management of malignancy (200Kb) Includes subsection: 9A.Review of histology reports. Section 10 - Pathology (97Kb) References 74KB) Appendices A to H and J (483KB) Includes: A Reported Deaths by Trust/Hospital Group B Glossary C Abbreviations D NCEPOD Corporate Structure E Data Collection & Review Method F Local Reporters G Participants (anaesthetists) H Participants (surgeons & gynaecologists) J Case Studies Appendix I (45Kb) I Excluded procedures, listed by OPCS code Data Supplement (anaesthetic and surgial data) (441Kb) |
