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Clinical Trial
. 1995 Sep;77(5 Suppl):239-41.

Improving the primary management of emergency surgical admissions: a controlled trial

D J Gaskell  1 , P A Lewis, D L Crosby, C J Roberts, N Fenn, S M Roberts
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  • PMID: 7486780
Clinical Trial

Improving the primary management of emergency surgical admissions: a controlled trial

D J Gaskell et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1995 Sep.

Abstract

The initial screening by senior surgical staff of surgical patients referred for emergency hospital admission should result in improved patient management. The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of this policy. The primary outcome measure was hospital admission rates. The number of operations, diagnostic investigations, initial treatments, deaths, length of stay and bed days per 100 referrals were also measured. The results suggest a 20 per cent reduction in emergency surgical admissions, an important potential benefit to the health service, and to individual patients.

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