Ninth Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit

December 2021 to March 2023

Published 10th October 2024

Cover page of the report titled 'Ninth Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit' showing a group of healthcare professionals in blue scrubs and surgical caps standing in discussion in a hospital hallway.

Year 9 Full Report

A spreadsheet table showing medical data, including columns on antibiotics administered within one hour, cases included, median post-op days, and length of stay for patients with suspected sepsis across different years, with various numerical values and some cell highlights.

RAG tables - hospital level results

Cover page of the Ninth Patient Report of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit featuring logos of Royal College of Anaesthetists, Centre for Research and Improvement, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, with a table of contents listing various supporting tables and figures.

Supplementary tables and figures

An informational poster about the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA). It includes sections on background, aims, scope, and methods, with icons and a flowchart illustrating the audit process.

Methods Overview

Cover page of a report titled "The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA): Summary of Methods," with logos for the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Centre for Research and Improvement, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership.

Technical Methods Overview

A document with logos and text thanking staff and members of the NELA Project Team and Board for their contributions, featuring logos of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Centre for Research and Improvement, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership.

Report acknowledgements

Screenshot of a web page showing a dataset titled 'NELA Year 9 Hospital Level Dataset - 2024' published by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, last updated October 24, 2024, with the description about hospital-level data on key NELA process measures collected between December 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023.

data.gov.uk submission

Appendix 1

Membership of project board and clinical reference group

Document titled 'Appendix 1. Membership of the NELA Project Board and Clinical Reference Group' with logos of Royal College of Anaesthetists, Centre for Research and Improvement, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership at the top. Contains lists of members for Project Board and Clinical Reference Group.