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- R A Cobb, R J Baigrie, H Reece-Smith, and R G Faber.
- Battle Hospital, Reading.
- Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1989 Sep 1; 71 (5): 299-302.
AbstractA 3-month prospective study of the workload of a surgical unit in a district general hospital was performed to identify the relationship between outpatient work, admissions to hospital, and scheduled operating lists. We have shown that under 60% of all new cases seen in the outpatient clinic had admissions arranged after initial consultation. Over two-thirds of inpatient admissions were for emergencies or urgent cases, and thus not able to be controlled by the surgical team. One-third of emergency admissions had an operation within 24 h of admission. One third of the total number of cases on scheduled lists were emergency or urgent cases (taking up approximately 50% of the operating time). Of all admissions, 32% were as day cases. Of all routine operations, 35% were performed at a community hospital taking only 18% of all our admissions.
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