| Medical/Surgical | Body part/disease/procedure | Study/report name | Published article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | Cancer | Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy; For Better, For Worse? (2008) | Shotton H, Butt A, Michalski A, Goodwin A. Care provided to young patients receiving systemic anticancer therapy. Br J Hosp Med 2019; 80 (11): 630–1. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2019.80.11.630 |
| Medical | Gastrointestinal | Acute Bowel Obstruction; Delay In Transit (2020) | Sinclair M, Culkin A, Douds AC, Michalski A, Shotton H. Delay in Transit: selected recommendations from the NCEPOD report on acute bowel obstruction . Frontline Gastroenterology 2021; 0 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2020-101422 Shotton H, Kelly K, Sinclair M, Michalski A. Delay in transit: the NCEPOD review of care provided to patients with acute bowel obstruction.Br J Hosp Med 2021; 82(1): 1-1. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0399 |
| Medical | Gastrointestinal | Parenteral Nutrition; A Mixed Bag (2010) |
Burch NE, Stewart J, Smith N. Inappropriate line use within the in-patient parenteral nutrition population: frequency & usage. Gut 2011; 2021; 00: 1-7. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1136/gut.2011.239301.197 Mason DG, Puntis JWL, McCormick K, Smith N. Parenteral nutrition for neonates and children: a mixed bag. Arch Dis Child 2011;96209–10. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2010.188557 Stewart J. The provision of parenteral nutrition: it’s not in the bag. Br J Hosp Med 2010;71(7): 364-5.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2010.71.7.48991 |
| Medical | Heart | In-Hospital Care of Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests; ‘Time Matters’ (2021) |
McPherson SJ, Juniper M, Smith N. Frailty is a better predictor than age for shockable rhythm and survival in Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest in over 16-year-olds. Resuscitation Plus 2023; 16:100456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100456 Smith N, Koomson D, McPherson S, Juniper M. Time matters: reviewing the care provided to patients admitted to hospital following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrestBr J Hosp Med 2022;(2) 1-4. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2021.0646 |
| Medical | Heart | Acute Heart Failure; Failure To Function (2018) |
Koomson D, Protopapa KL, Juniper MC, Smith NC. Failure to function: a review into acute heart failure inpatient deaths. Br J Card Nurs; 14(10): 1–5.https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2019.0103 Protopapa K, Juniper M, Koomson D, Smith N. Failure to function: a report on acute heart failure. Br J Hosp Med 2019;80(7): 366–7. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2019.80.7.366 |
| Medical | Heart | Cardiac Arrest Procedures; Time To Intervene? (2012) |
Shotton H, Findlay G. Time to intervene: patients who had an in-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest. Br J Hosp Med2012; 73(10): 546–7. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2012.73.10.546 |
| Medical | Kidney | Acute Kidney Injury; Adding Insult To Injury (2009) |
Stewart J. Adding insult to injury: care of patients with acute kidney injury.Br J Hosp Med2009; 30(3): 372–3. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2009.70.7.43116 |
| Medical | Liver | Alcohol Related Liver Disease; Measuring The Units (2013 |
Allison ME, Verne J, Bernal W, et al. Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease in the UK: An escalating tragedy.The Lancet2023; 401:418–20.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02583-1 Smith N, Juniper M. Measuring the units: improving care of patients with alcohol-related liver disease. Br J Hosp Med 2013; 74(10): 546–7.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2013.74.10.546 |
| Medical | Lungs | Long Term Ventilation; Balancing the Pressures (2020) |
Wilkinson K, Freeth H, Mahoney N, Iles R, Juniper M. Trends in long-term ventilation care in U.K. children and young people—further consideration required for Pediatric Critical Care Services.Pediatr Crit Care Med2023; https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000003253 Freeth H, Mahoney N, Juniper M, Moses R, Wilkinson K. Balancing the pressures: a review of the quality of care provided to children and young people aged 0–24 years who were receiving long-term ventilation. Br J Hosp Med 2020;81(9): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0260 |
| Medical | Lungs | Pulmonary Embolism; Know the Score (2019) |
Koomson D, Smith N, McPherson S, Srivastava V. Know the score: management of patients with a new diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism.Br J Hosp Med2020;81: (11):1-4.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0345 Koomson D, Smith N, McPherson S, Srivastava V. Know the score: management of patients with a new diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism Br J Hosp Med 2020;81(11): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0345 |
| Medical | Lungs | Acute Non-Invasive Ventilation; Inspiring Change (2017) |
Davies MG, Juniper MC. Lessons learnt from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death: Acute non-invasive ventilation. Thorax 2018;73: : 904–7. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-211901 Juniper M, Ellis G, Protopapa K, Smith N. Inspiring Change: a report on acute non-invasive ventilation. Br J Hosp Med 2017;78(9): 497–502. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2017.78.9.497 |
| Medical | Mental health | Mental Healthcare In Young People And Young Adults (2019) |
Freeth H, Wood S, Allsopp M, Wilkinson K. Improving the quality of hospital care provided to people aged 11–25 years with a mental health condition.. Br J Hosp Med 2020;81: (8):1–4.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0244 |
| Medical | Neurological | Epilepsy; ‘Disordered Activity’ (2022) |
Mahoney N, Smith N, Michalski, Sinclair M. Disordered activity? A review of the quality of epilepsy care provided to adults presenting to hospital with a seizure.. Br J Hosp Med 2023;84: :(10):1-4.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2023.0283 |
| Medical | Neurological | Dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease; Hard To Swallow (2021) |
Koomson D, Freeth H, Goodwin A, Srivastava V. Hard to swallow? A review into dysphagia care in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Br J Hosp Med 2023;84: (2): 1-4.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2022.0497 |
| Medical | Neurological | Chronic Neurodisability; Each And Every Need (2018) |
Horridge K. Variation in health care for children and young people with a disability.Dev Med Child Neurol 2018;60: 731–731. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13899 Horridge K. Variation in health care for children and young people with a disability.Dev Med Child Neurol 2018;60: 731–731. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.13899 |
| Medical | Pancreas | Acute Pancreatitis; Treat The Cause (2016) |
Barrie J, Jamdar S, Smith N, McPherson SJ, Siriwardena AK, O’Reilly DA. Mis-use of antibiotics in acute pancreatitis: Insights from the United Kingdom’s National Confidential Enquiry into patient outcome and death (NCEPOD) survey of acute pancreatitis. Pancreatology2018;18: 721–6. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2023.0315 O’Reilly D, McPherson S, Sinclair M, Smith N. ‘Treat the Cause’: the NCEPOD report on acute pancreatitisBr J Hosp Med 2017;78: (1): 6–7. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2017.78.1.6 |
| Medical | Transition: child to adult healthcare | Transition From Child Into Adult Healthcare; ‘The Inbetweeners’ (2023) |
Mahoney N, Freeth H, Michalski, A, Malbon K, Tavare A. The inbetweeners: a review of the transition from child into adult care for young people with chronic health conditions. Br J Hosp Med2024;85: (1): 1-4. https://doi.org/101016/j.pan.2018.05.485 |
| Surgical | Autopsy | The Coroner's Autopsy; Do We Deserve Better? (2006) |
Cooper H, Lucas S. Obesity and autopsy reports.Int J Obes2009;33: 181. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2008.199 Cooper H, MAMS L, Lucas S, Martin IC. The Coroner’s Autopsy. The Final Say in Establishing Cause of Death? ? Medico-Legal Journal 2007;75: 114–8. https://doi.org/10.1258/rsmmlj.75.3.114 |
| Surgical | Diabetes Mellitus/surgery | Perioperative Diabetes; Highs And Lows (2018) |
Butt A, Srivastava V, Sinclair M, Shotton H. Highs and lows: perioperative management of surgical patients with diabetes mellitusBr J Hosp Med2019;80: (10): 560–1.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2019.80.10.560 |
| Surgical | Gastrointestinal/ surgery | Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage; Time To Get Control? (2015) |
Oakland K, Chadwick G, East JE, et al. Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: guidelines from the British Society of Gastroenterology. Gut2019;68: 776–89.https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-317807 Sinclair M, Smith N. Improving the care of patients with gastrointestinal bleeding. Br J Hosp Med2016;776: 322–3.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2016.77.6.322 |
| Surgical | High risk surgery/patients; mortality risk | Peri-Operative Care; Knowing The Risk (2011) |
Protopapa K. Is there a place for the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool app in routine clinical practice? Br J Hosp Med 2016;77: (11): 612–3.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.612 Protopapa KL, Simpson JC, Smith NCE, Moonesinghe SR. Development and validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT).Br J Surg2014;101: : 1774–83.https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9638 |
| Surgical | Kidney/surgery | Acute Kidney Injury; Adding Insult To Injury (2009) |
Prowle JR, Kam EPY, Ahmad T, Smith NCE, Protopapa K, Pearse RM. Preoperative renal dysfunction and mortality after non-cardiac surgery: Preoperative renal dysfunction and mortality after non-cardiac surgery.Br J Surg2016;103: 1316–25.https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.10186 |
| Surgical | Lungs/trachea surgery | Tracheostomy Care; On The Right Trach? (2014) |
Wilkinson KA, Freeth H, Martin IC. Are we ‘on the right trach?’ The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death examines tracheostomy care.J Laryngol Otol 2015;129: 212–6.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215115000158 Wilkinson K, Freeth H, Kelly K. ‘On the Right Trach?’ A review of the care received by patients who undergo tracheostomy.Br J Hosp Med2015;76(3): 163–5.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.3.163 |
| Surgical | Surgery: children | Surgery In Children; Are We There Yet? (2011) |
Mason DG, Shotton H, Wilkinson KA, et al. Children’s surgery: a national survey of consultant clinical practice. BMJ Open 2012;2: e001639. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001639 |
| Surgical | Surgery: older adults | Elective & Emergency Surgery In The Elderly; An Age Old Problem (2010) |
Wilkinson K. An age-old problem: care of older people undergoing surgery.Br J Hosp Med 2011;72: (3): 126-7. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2011.72.3.126 Wilkinson KA, Wilson H. Should physicians routinely be involved in the care of elderly surgical patients? Yes. BMJ2011;342.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d1070 |
| Surgical | Trauma/surgery | Trauma; Who Cares? (2007) |
Cole E, Lecky F, West A, Smith N, Brohi K, Davenport R. The Impact of a Pan-regional Inclusive Trauma System on Quality of Care. Ann Surg2016;264: 188–94. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000001393 Smith NCE, Weyman D, Findlay G, et al The management of trauma victims in England and Wales: a study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death. Eur J Cardio-Thoracic2009;36:340–3.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.048 Findlay G, Smith N, Weyman D. The quality of trauma care needs urgent improvement. Br J Hosp Med 2008;69(3): 184-5.https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2008.69.4.28983 |
| General | Mason M. ‘The NCEPOD Method’ – How the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death designs and delivers national clinical outcome review programmes. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management2018;23: 35–45.https://doi.org/10.1177/1356262217704776 Goodwin APL, Wilkinson KA. Age cannot wither her? - NCEPOD at 30. Anaesthesia2018;73:931–4.https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.14272 | ||