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MTP8.07 Optimising patient flow in General Surgery: a comparative analysis of Surgical Advanced Care Practitioner led SDEC vs SAU

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Analysis compares surgical outcomes between Same Day Emergency Care and Surgical Assessment Unit, suggesting improved efficiency.

SDEC saw a faster time to initial review, averaging 27 minutes compared to 115 minutes in SAU.
Younger patients were observed in SDEC with a mean age of 47.1 years, while SAU averaged 60.8 years.
Only 10.1% of patients in SDEC were admitted, compared to 83.4% in SAU, indicating significant differences in patient management.
SDEC requested more ultrasounds but fewer CT scans, showing a different approach to imaging in patient care.

Seehra et al. (2025) studied this question.

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