Merry, Alan F. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7100-009X
,
Gargiulo, Derryn A.
Bissett, Ian
Cumin, David
English, Kerry
Frampton, Christopher
Hamblin, Richard
Hannam, Jacqueline
Moore, Matthew
Reid, Papaarangi
Roberts, Sally
Taylor, Elsa
Mitchell, Simon J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (18/012)
Article History
Received: 29 November 2018
Accepted: 6 May 2019
First Online: 10 June 2019
Authors’ information
: AFM: Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland and Consultant Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital, AucklandDG: Research Fellow, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of AucklandIB: Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Auckland and Surgeon, Auckland City Hospital, AucklandDC: Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of AucklandKE: Consultant Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital, AucklandCF: Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, ChristchurchRH: Director, Health Quality and Evaluation, Health Quality & Safety CommissionJH: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of AucklandMM: Research Fellow, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of AucklandPR: Tumuaki, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, University of AucklandSR: Clinical Microbiologist and Clinical Head of Microbiology, LabPlus, Auckland City HospitalET: Paediatric Anaesthetic Specialist, Starship Children’s Health, AucklandSJM: Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland and Consultant Anaesthetist, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland
: Ethical approval has been obtained from the NZ Northern B Health and Disability Ethics Committee on 31 July 2018, Reference 18NTB61. In the event of modifications to the protocol, the ethics committee will be informed and the necessary updates will be made. Written informed consent from the study participants (anaesthetists, anaesthetic technicians and perfusionists) will be obtained.
: Not applicable.
: AFM chairs the Board of the Health Quality & Safety Commission, which oversees the New Zealand National Surgical Site Infection Programme and has financial interests in Safer Sleep LLC, which produces a safety system for anaesthesia.SR is the national clinical lead for the Health Quality & Safety Commission Infection Prevention and Control Programme including the National Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme.All other authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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