Network for perioperative and critical care
Availing data where it matters most to improve and support collaborative evidence-based decisions and QI initiatives.
Perioperative Blood Management (PBM)
Network for Perioperative and Critical Care (N4PCc) is a network of clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policy-makers in perioperative and critical care dedicated to providing a platform for knowledge and information exchange about perioperative and critical care and promoting evidence-based patient-centered collaboration among different stakeholders in Acute care communities.
Working with
Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
African Perioperative Research Group
Ethiopian Association of Anesthetist 
Essential Emergency and Critical Care
Ministry of Science and Higher Education
University of Cape Town
National Institute for Health Research
Dilla University
Kotebe Metropolitan University
Debre Berhan University
St. Peter's Specialized Hospital
Queen Mary University of London
Ethiopian Society of Emergency Professionals
Wudassie Diagnostic Center
Our work
On-going Projects
From national research networks to frontline training, our work is delivered in partnership with hospitals across Ethiopia and beyond.
ActiveNational Perioperative Quality Improvement Network
A leading network in Ethiopia, hosting a comprehensive surgical database and empowering surgical research and development.
ActiveHospital Emergency Assistant and Response Tracking System
HEARTS is built to unify Ethiopia’s fragmented ambulance landscape by connecting all registered public, private, and NGO providers into a coordinated national digital system.
ActiveEthiopian Surgical Outcome Study
A 7-day multicentre national prospective observational cohort study.
ActiveEECC Global Ethiopia
An international network working to improve basic, life-saving care for critically ill patients in hospitals.
ActiveAssessment and Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
A set of perioperative principles to improve outcomes by reducing complications and improving recovery.
ActiveImplementation of 5R to Rescue High-Risk Patients
A quality improvement program designed to reduce post-surgical deaths by catching and treating patient complications early.
ActiveECO Care Research Fellowship
The ECO Care Research Fellowship hosts national and international fellows in emergency, critical, and operative care in partnership with leading universities.
ActiveProfessional trained via short courses
Health professionals who have completed intensive, hands-on training programmes focused on emergency, critical, and operative care in Ethiopia.
ActiveAddis Ababa Declaration on Emergency, Critical and Operative (ECO) Care in Africa
A landmark health agreement that commits African nations to making essential emergency, critical, and surgical care a foundational standard for life-saving public health systems.
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the guidance and protocols our network uses across perioperative and critical care settings.
N4PCC, the Network for Perioperative and Critical Care, is a network of clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policymakers working together to improve perioperative and critical care through knowledge sharing, research, education, and evidence-based collaboration.
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Get in touch with the N4PCc team
Whether you want to join the network, partner on a study, or ask a question about our programmes, send us a message and our coordination team will respond.
- Questions about membership and hospital participation
- Research collaborations and multicentre studies
- Conferences, training, and network updates
