Does declared surgeon specialist interest influence the outcome of emergency laparotomy?

CONCLUSION: Surgeon-declared specialty does not impact emergency laparotomy outcomes in this cohort of undifferentiated emergency laparotomies. This may reflect the on-call structure at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, where a colorectal and oesophagogastric consultant are paired on call and provide cross-cover when needed. PMID: 32374217 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32374217?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - May 5, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Hallam S, Bickley M, Phelan L, Dilworth M, Bowley DM Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research