Anaesthetics, peri-operative, medicine and pain research

The Anaesthetics, Peri-Operative Medicine and Pain (APOMP) team is research-active with opportunities to get involved.

eFONAr: Emergency Front of Neck Airway Registry

eFONAr is a registry looking at emergency front of neck airway access. While the need for the creation of an emergency front of neck airway is rare, the potential for an adverse outcome (brain damage or death) is significant should this happen.

PQIP

The  PQIP study is looking at perioperative care of patients undergoing major colorectal non-cardiac surgery to measure complication rates and patient-reported outcomes. This is done via questionnaires via email or telephone at different time intervals of recovery.

 

How to get involved

Our Critical Care Research team cover three specialties: the Emergency Department (ED); anaesthetics, peri-operative, medicine and pain (APOMP); and intensive care (ITU), and have a successful portfolio of studies.

If you are interested in participating in research and would like some more information about the studies we are supporting, contact the Critical Care Research team at  mtw-tr.criticalcare-research@nhs.net.

Previous research in anaesthetics, peri-operative medicine and pain

SQUEEZE

The aim of the SQUEEZE study was to identify factors such as age, sex, medical conditions, type of surgery and intraoperative management, associated with the requirement of vasopressor medications or lead to the development of AF during or after surgery.

Results have been published for this study.

EMERALD

The aim of the EMERALD study was to learn about how people are treated after they have had a type of operation called an emergency laparotomy. We wanted to understand if the care people receive after their operation has an impact on how quickly they get better. Results coming soon.