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We would like to invite you to participate in a collaborative study on patients undergoing oesophagectomy. The aim of this collaborative study is to audit the current oesophagectomy outcomes against the standards identified in the current literature. In particular, we are focusing on how the anastomosis is formed and if an anastomotic leak occurs what treatment leads to the best outcome.

The primary objectives are to:

1. Assess the variation in anastomotic leak rates.

2. Assess which anastomotic technique is associated with optimal patient outcome.

3. Assess what treatment options are associated with improved clinical outcomes when an anastomotic leak occurs.

The proposed study will involve a nine-month multicentre prospective audit starting in early 2018 and co-ordinated by a team from the West Midlands Research Collaborative and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK. All unit results will be anonymised. The outputs from the study will be published under a single corporate authorship “Oesophageal Anastomosis Investigators” the names of the trainees and consultants involved will be PubMed citable.

Please see our protocol for the study which is available online and on our website. The Steering Group have significant collective experience in delivering multicentre collaborative studies; comprising Committee and Steering group members of the West Midlands Research Collaborative and other international experts in oesophagogastric cancer surgery.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely,

Ewen Griffiths, Consultant Upper GI Surgeon,

Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Audit Steering Group

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston,

Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TH

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ogaa.org.uk | Twitter: @OGAAudit

Please complete this Google Form:  https://goo.gl/LzvECw

We are currently looking for centres to get involved in our multi-centre international audit on anastomotic leaks after oesophagectomy and was hoping more units would get involved?  

We have had quite a bit of interest (over 100 international oesophageal units have registered their interest) but are really keen this becomes a landmark study with as many oesophageal units involved as possible. More details can be found here on this link http://www.ogaa.org.uk/the-audit The study is planned to start in the first week April. In the meantime, we are encouraging collaborators to register their interest for the study using the link below: https://bistc.redcap.bham.ac.uk/surveys/?s=J3WFYCLDHP We will issue login details 1 week before the study starts. I look forward to hearing from you All the best Ewen Griffiths Birmingham, UK

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Thanks for your interest Abebe, Kelechi and Iram.

Please can you discuss the audit with your colleagues in your surgical units and complete our registration form

https://bistc.redcap.bham.ac.uk/surveys/?s=J3WFYCLDHP

The protocol can be downloaded here

http://ogaa.org.uk/the-audit

Let me know if you have any quesions

All the best

Ewen

The West Midlands Research Collaborative (WMRC) has setup a study aiming to characterise variation in anastomotic leak management following oesophagectomy (OGAA).

To date, we have had >120 centres expressing interest, of which 65 centres (22 UK Centres) from 28 countries have achieved full study approval.

We would very much appreciate your support from your oesophageal surgery unit in contributing towards this collaborative study.

As the study approaches its launch in April 2018, we would appreciate if you could identify collaborators from your centre and complete a RedCap Site Registration form here please - https://bistc.redcap.bham.ac.uk/surveys/?s=J3WFYCLDHP

All the best

Ewen Griffiths

on behalf of the OGAA group

Great idea Ewen

We are very happy to be involved

Andrew

Thanks Andrew!

To date, we have had >150 centres expressing interest, of which 120 centres (26 UK Centres) from 34 countries are fully registered . This will be the largest multicentre oesophagectomy study ever! We are getting new registrations every day, but the start date is soon. I don’t want your unit to miss out on this study.

We are planning a start date for 9th April – but are offering a staggered start for other units who need to await audit approval.

Please complete a RedCap Site Registration form here if you are interested - https://bistc.redcap.bham.ac.uk/surveys/?s=J3WFYCLDHP

https://infogram.com/oesophago-gastric-anastamosis-audit-ogaa-1h1749nr1krl2zj - see our MAP!

Study is underway! 120 oesophagectomy patients have been entered in to the online database in the 5 weeks of opening. We are accepting new centre registrations until July 2018 - so if your centre wants to be involved please get in touch. All the best, Ewen.

Dear Griffiths, We want to apply the study. What shall we do?

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Barış Sevinç please register your team using this link As soon as possible if you'd like to join - https://bistc.redcap.bham.ac.uk/surveys/?s=J3WFYCLDHP

Actively involved , BW

Great effort Ewan. Looking forward to hearing the outcomes

thanks Andrew R Davies