Invitation to Participate in Survey on
Regional Anaesthesia for Cardiac Surgery and Related Procedures

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to participate in a society-approved, investigator-initiated survey that aims to examine the use of regional analgesia following cardiac surgery and cath lab procedures.

This project has several key objectives:

• Assess the extent and current practice of regional analgesia in cardiac surgery.
• Understand the attitudes toward the use of regional analgesia in this surgical speciality.
• Identify and evaluate the factors that pose barriers to the wider adoption of regional analgesia.
• Explore how these barriers can be addressed to improve practice in the field.

We are seeking the input of professionals employed in public and/or private institutions. If you work in both sectors (public/private) with differing clinical practices, we kindly ask you to complete the survey separately for each workplace.

Please note that if you have received this request through multiple channels, we ask that you respond to the survey only once.

Your privacy is important to us, and all responses will remain anonymous and confidential. Participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time.

Should you have any questions or comments, we would be happy to assist.

Thank you for your support!

Survey link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5CTVF7Q

With sincere appreciation,
Dr. Catalin Iulian Efrimescu
catalinefrimescu@mater.ie
Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine Department
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland

On behalf of the ReACS (Regional Analgesia for Cardiac Surgery) initiative group
The data will be published in a journal with a manuscript expected in February/March 2025.