Perioperative cardiac arrest – ‘Will I wake up after my anaesthetic?'

Not waking up after a general anaesthetic is one of the commonest fears of patients having surgery.

The Royal College of Anaesthetists National Audit Projects (NAPs) study rare complications of surgery – NAP7 studied perioperative cardiac arrests occurring over a 1 year period in the UK including the impact on both the patients and those caring for them. In this lecture, Prof Soar will present the headline findings and recommendations for improving patient care and outcomes.

More details about NAP7 is available here.

Prof Jasmeet Soar

Professor Jasmeet Soar is a consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care medicine at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust. Originally a medical student at the University of Cambridge, he trained in the UK and internationally.

With a major interest in cardiac arrest and resuscitation he has also held a number of national and international roles including Chair of the Resuscitation Council UK and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Task Force, and Chair of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.

Professor Soar has recently led and completed the Royal College of Anaesthetists National Audit Project on Perioperative Cardiac Arrest. He is current co-chair of the European Resuscitation Council ALS Science and Education Committee. He also chairs the steering committee for the UK Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes project based out of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, and collaborated with the Warwick team on numerous studies.

Professor Soar is an editor of the journal Resuscitation, and also has an interest in ensuring we have evidence based resuscitation guidelines and use data to improve the outcomes that matter to patients.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025
Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Location: Teams