Mr Marcus Drake is the section lead for research and can be contacted by e-mail at the Bristol Urological Institute.
The Section collaborates with the Pelvic Floor Clinical Studies Group.
Audit
The Section is currently running one national audit as part of the BAUS data and audit project:
- the National Suprapubic Catheter Insertion Audit
The Section audit lead is Mr Ian Pearce.
The section has an active audit programme, underpinned by an ethos of realistic achievability and with emphasis on those issues which are both common and frequently-encountered by a large percentage of section members.
The audit programme aims to be fully inclusive, with all members being encouraged to submit data, contribute new audit topics for consideration on a national basis or indeed be involved in the creation/analysis of collected data.
It is anticipated that, following audit completion, the findings and any recommendations will be published both on the section website and in a suitable peer-reviewed journal.
At the present time, there is only one active section audit, which, with the invaluable assistance of Sarah Fowler, is fully electronic. Final analyses of the Botulinum Toxin injections for OAB audit and interim analyses of the suprapubic catheterization audit were presented during the section's annual meeting in Liverpool in June 2011: 2011 Presentation.
Potential future audit topics are continually being sought and members are encouraged to e-mail the section lead for audit, Ian Pearce, with any suggestions or feedback on current audit activity.
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National Suprapubic Catheter Insertion Audit
28 Nov 2011: This audit will finish on 31 Dec 2011. To be included in the final analyses all data should be uploaded by 31 Jan 2012 at the latest.
The aim of this audit is to produce definitive data on the safety & risks of both elective and emergency suprapubic catheter insertion. We know that this “simple” intervention can be associated with significant complications but we do not have reliable data which can be used to counsel patients.
Data on a large number of procedures (500 is a realistic aspiration) would provide the necessary information. Furthermore, the data will be helpful in informing guidelines regarding catheter insertion techniques in particular clinical situations (such as the patient who has had previous lower abdominal surgery).
This was first launched as a paper-based audit of elective suprapubic catheter insertion in 2009 but, in 2010, it was updated to include unplanned/acute procedures and transferred to the BAUS online data and audit system. All existing data was transferred to the online system and, with effect from 8 April 2010, all submissions to this audit must be made using the BAUS data and audit system. No paper proformas can now be accepted and any sent in to the BAUS office will be returned to the sender.
Members can collect data using their own in-house systems and bulk import data to the BAUS data and audit system. File import guidance, which includes the format and content allowed for each field is available as a suprapubic catheter insertion web-based dataset.
A completion guide for the on-line SPC insertion audit is also available.
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National Botulinum Toxin Therapy Audit
This audit is now complete - see above
