Association of Organizational Pathways With the Delay of Emergency Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Delayed admission of patients with surgical emergencies to the operating room occurs frequently and is associated with poor outcomes. In France, where 3 distinct organizational pathways in hospitals exist (a dedicated emergency operating room and team [DET], a dedicated operating room in a central operating theater [DOR], and no dedicated structure or team [NOR]), neither the incidence nor the influence of delayed urgent surgery is known, and no guidelines are available to date.

Objective

To examine the overall frequency of delayed admission of patients with surgical emergencies to the operating room across the 3 organizational pathways in hospitals in France.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted in 10 Fr

SUBMITTER: Lepercq D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature