R A Armstrong, J Soar, A D Kane, E Kursumovic, J P Nolan, F C Oglesby, L Cortes, C Taylor, I K Moppett, S Agarwal, J Cordingley, M T Davies, J Dorey, S J Finney, S Kendall, G Kunst, D N Lucas, R Mouton, G Nickols, V J Pappachan, B Patel, F Plaat, B R Scholefield, J H Smith, L Varney, E Wain, T M Cook
The 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists studied peri-operative cardiac arrest in the UK, a topic of importance to patients, anaesthetists and surgeons. Here we report the results of the 12-month registry, from 16 June 2021 to 15 June 2022, focusing on epidemiology and clinical features. We reviewed 881 cases of peri-operative cardiac arrest, giving an incidence of 3 in 10,000 anaesthetics (95%CI 3.0-3.5 per 10,000). Incidence varied with patient and surgical factors. Compared with denominator survey activity, patients with cardiac arrest: included more males (56% vs...
November 16, 2023: Anaesthesia