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This report was commissioned by the NHS
R&D HTA Programme. The views expressed
in this report are those of the authors and
not necessarily those of the NHS R&D HTA
Programme. Any errors are the responsibility
of the authors.
The authors would like to acknowledge the kind
support and help of the anaesthetists, anaesthetic
staff, theatre staff, surgeons, ward staff and the
medical secretaries from Wirral NHS Trust and
Central Manchester & Manchester Children’s
University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We would also like to extend our thanks to all
the patients, and parents or guardians, who made
this project possible by agreeing to take part
themselves, or allowing their children to take
part, in the CESA RCT.
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Acknowledgements
Health Technology Assessment 2002; Vol. 6: No. 30
The authors also acknowledge the major
contribution of Mrs Nikki Lusher for her
administrative support.
We would also like to thank the Scientific
Advisory Group members, Dr John Sear (chair),
Dr Stirling Bryan, Professor Francis Creed and
Dr Chris Roberts, who generously gave their
time and expertise to the project.
We would like to extend our thanks to the
two nurses, Ms Carolyn Wren and Mrs Jackie
Thomas, who gave up their spare time to conduct
the telephone interviews. Also, we would like to
thank Mrs Claire Battersby, who was involved with
the coordination of the pilot CESA RCT.
Finally, we are grateful to the comments and
suggestions of the three anonymous reviewers.
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