A Clinical Audit of Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia in the UK
A trainee-led multicentre prospective audit benchmarking UK practice against international guidelines and identifying quality improvement opportunities in acute mesenteric ischaemia management.
Clinical Context
Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia (AMI) is a high-mortality surgical emergency. Despite its severity, management pathways remain inconsistent across UK hospitals, and there is limited contemporary data on current practice patterns, diagnostic approaches, and patient outcomes.
This audit aims to address these evidence gaps and benchmark UK practice against international guidelines.
The Challenge
Compare UK practice against international standards (ESVS and WSES guidelines) to identify gaps and best practice opportunities.
Describe diagnostic, therapeutic, and organisational differences across UK hospitals to inform tailored quality improvement initiatives.
Pinpoint areas for practice improvement including diagnostic strategies, vascular intervention uptake, and patient outcomes.
About The Audit
Trainee-led, multicentre prospective audit. All UK hospitals invited to participate in a collaborative national effort.
12-month prospective data collection via REDCap secure platform. All eligible patients with suspected or confirmed AMI included.
General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, and all hospital staff welcome to participate.
Get Involved
Complete the site registration form and appoint a local lead.
Obtain local clinical audit department registration at your trust.
Identify eligible patients and enter anonymised data via REDCap.
Results shared nationally and contributing sites recognised as PubMed co-authors.
Why Participate
PubMed-citable authorship on all publications resulting from the audit.
Enhance your surgical training portfolio with national multicentre audit participation and co-authorship.
Compare your centre's management practices and outcomes against national standards and peer hospitals.
Contribute to national evidence that shapes future AMI management guidelines and clinical practice standards.
Have questions about AMESI-UK? We'd love to hear from you.
amesi-uk@study.org
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United Kingdom