NAP7 Report

A patient's experience of perioperative cardiac arrest

Introduction to NAP7 perioperative cardiac arrest

The patient, public and lay perspective

NAP7 headlines and summary of key findings

NAP7 main recommendations

NAP7 Methods

COVID-19 and perioperative cardiac arrest

The Anaesthesia and Critical Care COVID-19 Activity Tracking (ACCC-Track) survey

NAP7 Local Coordinator survey of organisational preparedness for perioperative cardiac arrest

NAP7 Individual Anaesthetists' Baseline Survey: preparedness and experiences of perioperative cardiac arrest

The NAP7 Activity Survey: patient characteristics, anaesthetic workload and techniques in the UK

NAP7 Activity Survey: serious complications during anaesthesia

Perioperative cardiac arrest case reports - demographics and outcomes

The independent sector and perioperative cardiac arrest

Controversies in perioperative cardiac arrest

Perioperative cardiac arrest deaths in low-risk patients

Managing the aftermath and learning from perioperative cardiac arrest

A commentary on good care in NAP7

Risk assessment and its implications for perioperative cardiac arrest

Perioperative decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Airway and respiratory complications associated with perioperative cardiac arrest

Suspected perioperative anaphylaxis associated with cardiac arrest

Perioperative cardiac arrest associated with major haemorrhage

Perioperative bradycardia and tachyarrhythmia

Advanced life support for perioperative cardiac arrest: triggers for chest compressions, adrenaline dosing and timing in adults

Perioperative cardiac arrest and anaesthetic drug choice and dosing

Paediatric perioperative cardiac arrest

Perioperative cardiac arrest in the older frailer patients

Obesity and perioperative cardiac arrest in NAP7

Ethnicity and NAP7

Monitoring and transfer

Anaesthetic rooms - mind the gap (again)

Cardiac arrest in critically ill children receiving anaesthetic care in non-specialist centres

Cardiac arrest in obstetric patients receiving anaesthetic care

Perioperative cardiac arrest in vascular surgery

Perioperative cardiac arrest in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Cardiac arrest during cardiology procedures requiring anaesthesia

Cardiac arrest in neurosurgery, regional anaesthesia and remote locations

Postoperative cardiac arrests in recovery, critical care and ward areas