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Emergency surgery: half a day does make a difference.

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: The emergency operating patterns in a district general hospital were significantly altered by the introduction of an afternoon emergency theatre list co-ordinated by a consultant anaesthetist. Before the introduction of the list, 88% of emergency operations were carried out after 17.00, with 40% of cases waiting until after 22.00. Introduction of the emergency session significantly reduced the operations performed after 17.00 to 53%, with only 12% being delayed until after 22.00.

Source: PubMed

Authors: B E Lovett, M V Katchburian

Institution: Newham University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W31050851

FWCI: 2.385

Cites: 5

Cited by: 24

Related to: 10