National Projects
Please click on the links for more information on the projects we have taken part in
DALES
Drug Allergy Labels in the Elective Surgical population is a three-day study commencing mid-2018 comprising Patient Questionnaire, Anaesthetist Survey and Patient Follow-Up on the day
Peachy
PEACHY is the study lead by the Paediatric Anaesthetic Trainee Research Network (PATRN) looking into the effect of obesity on perioperative complications in paediatric patients undergoing anaesthesia
iHypE
A 2 day observational study looking into Intraoperative hypotension in older patients.
Local Projects
2023
- Survey of Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB) Monitoring and its effect on clinical practice (A. Johnstone)
- ‘Going Green’ – energy savings associated with computer use in a large teaching hospital (A. Johnstone)
- Evaluation of the Flextip Bougie when used in conjunction with hyperangulated videolaryngoscopy (E. Waters)
- Tea-trolley teaching on the Nocebo Effect for the theatre multidisciplinary team (S. Watts)
- Possible ecological and economical impact of reusable trays in anaesthesia (S. Waite)
- Paediatric Cancellation Rates and Reioperative Clinical Evaluation (PINAPPLE) (S. Watts)
- Assessing how information is provided to parents prior to paediatric general anaesthesia in Tayside (L. MacLeod)
- Quality improvement project to assess current anaesthetic practice for Robotic Assisted Surgical (RAS) procedures for surgical patients. (J. Lockhart)
- Improving the Surgical Sign In/Sign Out in Neurosurgical Theatres (K. Morrison)
- Eating and Drinking in Labour Guideline (J. Lockhart)
- Assessing trainee opinion of Stage 1 & 2 paediatric blocks (E. Gillen)
- Solo List Clinical Supervision (C. Perman)
2022
- Airway Management Skills for Medical Students – an assessment of current teaching (A. Ruscitto)
- Blood Use in Orthopaedic and Vascular Surgery (E. Richardson)
- Ipad Communication in Intensive Care Unit (S. Cavanagh)
- Regional Anaesthesia follow up/database (P. Wasik)
- Electronic Documentation of Obstetric Anaesthesia (E. Richardson/ P. Patterson)
- Recovery post-DIEP flap reconstruction (R. Ravie )
- Perioperative Replacement of Exogenous Steroid (PREdS) Audit (P. Wasik)
- International survey looking at Airway Topicalisation in Paediatrics (ATiP) (P. Wasik)
- Oral vs IV Analgesia in The Elective Peri-Operative Setting (P. Paterson)
- Local Anaesthetics in the Surgical High Dependency Unit (L. Broadbent)
2021
- A human factors approach to sustainability in healthcare: a qualitative case study of Entonox use in obstetrics in a Scottish Hospital (C. Kelly)
- Implementing a new pre-operative echocardiography guideline for non-cardiac surgery (A. Duff)
- Prevalence of airway complications and association with aerosol precautions – a prospective, multicentre, service evaluation (A. Ruscitto)
- Pre-operative Management of Diabetic Patients in Pre-Assessment Clinic (C. Green)
- Patient Information Leaflet – care after a nerve block (C. Hoy)
- SNAP 3: Frialty & Delerium
- Nitrious Oxide Project – Tayside Usage Evaluation (A. Hilmi)
- Rate of AKIs in patients undergoing hip replacement surgery in trauma theatre (C. Doherty)
- Twitchview Train of Four Monitor (A. Janeczko)