National Projects
Please click on the links for more information on the projects we have taken part in
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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
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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
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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)