EMSAN Portfolio
EMSAN collaborative projects
FaST audit
The Fasting and Surgery Timing audit
A snapshot audit on pre-operative fasting in general surgical patients.
Participating sites: Royal Derby Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre (Nottingham), Nottingham City Hospital, Lincoln County Hospital, Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
WES-Pi
The Winter Elective Surgery cancellation and Psychological impact survey
A patient survey on the impact of cancelled and postponed operations due to winter bed pressures. Read more here.
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Participating sites: Royal Derby Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre (Nottingham), Nottingham City Hospital, Lincoln County Hospital, Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
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Other collaborative projects
GlobalSurg 3
Quality and outcomes after global cancer surgery.
A multi-centre cohort study. Read more here.
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Local participating sites:
Nottingham City Hospital Lisa Whisker (breast consultant), Fady Yanni (UGI SpR). Royal Derby Hospital.
NeST
Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in breast cancer
A multi-centre prospective national audit. Read more here.
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Local participating sites:
Nottingham City Hospital Lisa Whisker (breast consultant).
RICOCHET
Receipt of Curative Resection of Palliative Care or Hepatopancreaticobiliary Tumours​
A multi-centre observational RCT. Read more here.
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Local participating sites: Queen's Medical Centre (Nottingham). Royal Derby Hospital. King's Mill Hospital. Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Kettering General Hospital. Grantham & District Hospital.
CLOSE-IT
CLOSurE of Ileostomy Timing study
A multi-centre observational study. Read more here.
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Local participating site: Royal Derby Hospital.
FLO-ELA
FLuid Optimisation in Emergency LAparotomy Trial
A multi-centre RCT. Read more here.
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Local participating sites: Royal Derby Hospital. King's Mill Hospital.
PPAC2
Packing of Perianal Abscess Cavities Trial
A multi-centre RCT. Read more here.
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Local participating sites: Queen's Medical Centre (Nottingham). Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Coming soon
SUNRRiSE
Single Use Negative pRessure dressing for Reduction In Surgical site infection following Emergency laparotomy
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A multi-centre RCT. Read more here.
ROSSINI 2
Reduction Of Surgical Site Infection using several Novel
Interventions
A multi-stage, multi-centre RCT. Read more here.
The SUNFLOWER Study
A multi-centre RCT comparing MRCP vs. no MRCP prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy in symptomatic gallstones. Read more here.
BRASS
Breast Angiosarcoma Surveillance Study
A national audit of management and outcomes of the breast and chest wall. Read more here.
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Local participating sites:
Nottingham City Hospital Lisa Whisker (breast consultant)