The NIHR-HTA funded Continuous rectus sheath Analgesia in eMErgency LaparOTomy (CAMELOT) is another trial led by the Perioperative Medicine Clinical Trials Network (POMCTN) that is currently open for recruitment. 

The study aims to find out whether adding rectus sheath catheters (RSCs) to standard analgesia provides better pain relief, fewer side effects and complications, and greater satisfaction for patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. It will also determine whether RSCs are safe and cost-effective. All POMCTN trials are registered with the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme. In this article, one of our trainees shares her experience working on the CAMELOT study.