Pilot study of a new paradigm in the management of surgical emergencies using emergency surgery ambulatory care
Open Access
- 1 June 2014
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Surgeons of England in Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Vol. 96 (6), 198-201
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2014.96.6.198
Abstract
The number of emergency admissions to hospital in the UK has been increasing for many years. The cause is multifactorial and relates to increasing population age and associated comorbidity, changes in community medical emergency cover, patient expectations and decreased clinical experience of junior medical staff. Beds occupied by emergency patients within a constrained total lead inevitably to cancellation of procedures for elective patients.Keywords
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