title: Pleural procedures and patient safety: a national BTS audit of practice.
abstract: The BTS pleural procedures audit collected data over a 2-month period in June and July 2011. In contrast with the 2010 audit, which focussed simply on chest drain insertions, data on all pleural aspirations and local anaesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) was also collected. Ninety hospitals submitted data, covering a patient population of 33 million. Twenty-one per cent of centres ran a specialist pleural disease clinic, 71% had a nominated chest drain safety lead, and 20% had thoracic surgery on site. Additionally, one-third of centres had a physician-led LAT service.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, UK.
authors.forename: Clare E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.affiliation: British Thoracic Society, London, UK.
authors.forename: Sally A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Welham
authors.affiliation: Academic Respiratory Unit, School of Clinical Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Nick A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Maskell
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008485:Medical Audit; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D061214:Patient Safety; D035422:Pleural Cavity; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000601:surgery; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000601:surgery; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Pleural Disease