Dec

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The SALVO Newsletter

Study to assess cell-salvage in obstetrics

SALVO recruitment - All hands

on deck!
The next few weeks will be particularly crucial in terms
of recruitment. We know that emergency recruitment
continues to be a challenge even with new procedures and
documentation, and we really appreciate all your efforts.
Here are a few tips and tricks from various SALVO sites to
identify study patients and get staff involved:
Highlight potential study participants with laminated
cards, additional stickers
Distribute stickers and notes with contact details for the
designated SALVO midwives.
Train additional SHOs, anaesthetists to inform patients
(use our Research Governance and SALVO training slides,
and remember to document any training). Anaesthetists
who check on epidurals would be well placed to recruit
patients.
Target diabetics clinics, high risk clinics, special
anaesthetists clinics.
Introduce SALVO to new trainees at introduction.
Liaise with labour ward manager or lead consultant
about getting all SHOs trained in GCP.
Let us know if you have further ideas and suggestions!

Teleconferences
Mark the date for the first
teleconference in 2015:
Friday 9th January 10:00 11:00
This will be a great opportunity to
learn from each other exchange
tips and tricks and get help from
your colleagues.
Do dial in if youve not received the
dial-in details, please get in touch!

Swab Washing
This is your friendly monthly reminder to consider washing
swabs during cell salvage! If your theatre staff are sceptical,
see whether they would be willing to test the procedure on
one patient. Suggested guidelines have been circulated get
in touch if you need them.

Blood Bank data queries

We have sent out separate queries that are very important
for our primary study endpoint: The steering committee
have asked us to cross-reference with local blood banks
for patients who have not received donor blood during
Caesarean. We really appreciate your help in this additional
effort to ensure we are not missing any events!

Merry Christmas
from the whole Salvo team and Thank you for your hard work throughout the year!

Contact Details
Doris Lanz, Senior Trial Coordinator
Anna Placzek, Admin & Data Assistant
Email: salvo@qmul.ac.uk

Phone: 020 7882 5636

Womens Health Research Unit,
Centre for Primary Care & Public Health
Blizard Institute, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London, E1 2AB

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Issue
#7
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The SALVO Newsletter

Study to assess cell-salvage in obstetrics

Recruitment Update
As of 30th November, our total recruitment to SALVO was 1701, and the monthly recruitment was 55, a little up from the previous
month.

November Recruiter of the Month - Well done to Sunderland who hit double digits this month, and reached the 8
patients/month overall target! An honourable mention to the runners-up North Midlands, and special congratulations to West
Middlesex University Hospital, who recruited our 1700th study patient last week well done everyone on achieving this milestone.

Salvo Sites

October
Recruitment

Monthly
Recruitment Rate
(since 1.4.14)

Total
Recruitment
(since 1.4.14)

Sunderland Royal Hospital

10

8.2

58

Royal United Hospital, Bath

5.1

36

Royal London Hospital

4.2

30

James Cook University Hospital

3.9

28

Singleton Hospital, Swansea

3.7

26

Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

3.4

24

University Hosp. of North Midlands

(formerly North Staffordshire)

3.0

21

Simpson Centre, Edinburgh

3.0

21

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle

2.8

20

West Middlesex University Hospital

2.4

17

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

2.3

16

Croydon University Hospital

2.1

15

St Michaels Hospital, Bristol

2.1

15

Whipps Cross University Hospital

1.5

11

Leicester University Hospitals NHS Trust

1.3

Torbay Hospital

1.3

Nottingham University Hospitals

1.1

Queens Hospital Romford

1.1

Northwick Park Hospital

1.0

Derriford Hospital, Plymouth

1.0

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

0.6

Birmingham Women's Hospital

0.0

Contact Details
Doris Lanz, Senior Trial Coordinator
Anna Placzek, Admin & Data Assistant
Email: salvo@qmul.ac.uk

Phone: 020 7882 5636

Womens Health Research Unit,
Centre for Primary Care & Public Health
Blizard Institute, Yvonne Carter Building, 58 Turner Street, London, E1 2AB