Prospective studies are ideal for research collaboratives. OxSCAR covers 5 Acute Trusts
In the first instance we have designed a few studies that we feel are meaningful and relatively straight forward to complete successfully. However, we would encourage any trainee in the region to propose ideas to the committee in future. The purpose of OxSCAR is to facilitate projects within the region, which can be led/organised by any trainee.
Each project will have a local lead (usually a specialty registrar) and several interested trainees who wish to partake in data collection, assemilation and analysis. All these individuas would be authors on any subsequent publications
We have recently finished recruitment for a pilot study looking into the association of bmi and/or waist/height ratio on outcome in emergency surgery.
We are also active in recruiting our hospitals to national studies run by other collaboratives:
Currently active:
National Audit in Small Bowel Obstruction - NASBO
Right Iliac Fossa Treatment Audit - RIFT
@RIFTaudit
Getting it right first time
The OPAL study
Assessing variation in p-POSSUM. If interested to partake please e-mail gijs.vanboxel@gmail.com
