SummaryIntroductionRegional anaesthesia provides important clinical benefits to patients but is underutilised. A barrier to widespread adoption may be the focus of regional anaesthesia research on novel techniques rather than evaluating and optimising existing approaches. Research priorities in regional anaesthesia identified by anaesthetists have been published, but the views of patients, carers and other healthcare professionals have not been considered previously. Therefore, we launched a multidisciplinary research priority setting partnership that aimed to establish key regional anaesthesia research priorities for the UK.MethodsResearch suggestions from key stakeholders (defined by their interaction with regional anaesthesia) were gathered using an online survey. These suggestions were analysed to identify common themes and then combined to formulate indicative research questions. After an extensive literature review, unanswered and partially answered questions were prioritised via an interim online survey and then ranked as a top 10 list during a final live virtual multidisciplinary prioritisation workshop.ResultsIn total, 210 individuals completed the initial survey and suggested 518 research questions. Fifty‐seven indicative questions were formed, of which three were considered fully answered after literature review and one not feasible. The interim online survey received 335 responses, which identified the 24 highest priority questions from the 53 presented. At the final live prioritisation workshop, through a nominal group process, we identified the top 10 regional anaesthesia research priorities. These aligned with three broad thematic areas: pain management (two questions); patient safety (six questions); and recovery from surgery (two questions).DiscussionThis initiative has resulted in a list of research questions prioritised by patients, carers and a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals that should be used to inform and support future regional anaesthesia research in the UK.

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区域麻醉研究重点：涉及患者、护理人员和医疗保健专业人员的英国区域麻醉 （RA-UK） 优先设定伙伴关系


摘要引言区域麻醉为患者提供了重要的临床益处，但未得到充分利用。区域麻醉研究的重点可能是新技术，而不是评估和优化现有方法，这可能是广泛采用的障碍。麻醉师确定的区域麻醉的研究重点已经公布，但以前没有考虑过患者、护理人员和其他医疗保健专业人员的观点。因此，我们启动了多学科研究重点设定伙伴关系，旨在为英国确定关键的区域麻醉研究重点。方法使用在线调查收集来自主要利益相关者的研究建议（由他们与区域麻醉的相互作用定义）。对这些建议进行分析以确定共同主题，然后组合以制定指示性研究问题。经过广泛的文献综述，未回答和部分回答的问题通过临时在线调查进行优先排序，然后在最终的实时虚拟多学科优先级研讨会上排名前 10 位。结果共有 210 人完成了初步调查并提出了 518 个研究问题。形成了 57 个指示性问题，其中 3 个在文献综述后被认为完全回答，1 个不可行。临时在线调查收到了 335 份回复，从提交的 53 个问题中确定了 24 个优先级最高的问题。在最后的现场优先级研讨会上，通过名义上的小组流程，我们确定了前 10 个区域麻醉研究重点。这些与三大主题领域一致：疼痛管理（两个问题）;患者安全（6 个问题）;和手术恢复（两个问题）。讨论该计划产生了一份由患者、护理人员和多学科医疗保健专业人员小组优先考虑的研究问题清单，这些问题应该用于告知和支持英国未来的区域麻醉研究。