The State of UK anaesthesia: a survey of National Health Service activity in 2013† M.R.J. Sury, J.H.M.G. Palmer, T.M. Cook, J.J. Pandit British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 113, Issue 4, Pages 575-584 (October 2014) DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu292 Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Annual caseload by specialty. Estimated annual caseload according to specialty, and separated into GA and non-GA activity. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Annual caseload according to age group: with sex ratio. Estimated annual caseload, according to age group (top chart) with percentage male (M, pink) or female (F, green) (bottom chart). British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 ASA grade and day of the week. Estimated annual caseload across the week according to the ASA grade.11 See data in Supplementary Table S8. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Urgency and day of the week (excluding Caesarean sections). Estimated annual caseload across the week according to NCEPOD category.12 NB: the elective caseload (dashed line) is plotted against the right-hand vertical axis. See Supplementary Table S9 for data. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Intended level of consciousness and age group. Percentage of patients, within age range groups, according to intended level of consciousness.15 British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Sedation workload. Percentage of sedation cases by specialty, for example, almost 50% of all sedation cases were in orthopaedics and trauma. Specialties contributing <2% of the total not included. All levels of sedation (deep, moderate, or minimal)15 are combined. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 7 Use of neuromuscular blocker. Percentage of patients, within each age group (and Caesarean section group) receiving NMB: top chart shows percentage receiving NMB according to timing of anaesthesia management; bottom chart shows percentage of patients (only those who have received an NMB) receiving a specified type of NMB. Sux, succinylcholine; NDP, non-depolarizing NMB. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2014 113, 575-584DOI: (10.1093/bja/aeu292) Copyright © 2014 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions