Why the study?
Does an acute care surgery model reduce complication rates in adult patients undergoing appendicectomy compared to a traditional on-call model?
Population
402 adult patients undergoing appendicectomy at a metropolitan tertiary referral centre in Sydney
Comparison
Acute care surgery model for managing all… vs Traditional on-call model
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Supports ACS model consideration in observational data; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation before practice change.
Does an acute care surgery model reduce complication rates in adult patients undergoing appendicectomy compared to a traditional on-call model?
The implementation of an acute care surgery model for appendicectomy significantly reduced complication rates and nighttime operations without increasing perforation rates or length of stay.
Gandy et al. (2010) studied this question.
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