Emergency surgery preoperative delays: realities, economic impacts and gains of a second emergency operating theatre

CONCLUSION: Investment in emergency surgical services resulted in more efficient access to emergency theatres. There was a reduction in out-of-hours operating across all specialties and across the more at-risk groups such as those over the age of 65, who had an overall reduction in TTT. This had significant financial benefits and likely reduced the clinical risk associated with delayed TTT and out-of-hours operating.PMID:38563079 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2024.0021

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - April 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Á Lucey S Beecher R McLaughlin Source Type: research