December 20, 2022Discover Health SystemsOpen Access

Emergency general surgery organization influences morbidity and mortality

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Why the study?

Emergency general surgery has evolved and requires dedicated pathways, as patients represent a substantial inpatient burden with high healthcare utilization and mortality.

Population

Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients

Design

Review

Authors

CVCarlo VallicelliIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola VAVanni AgnolettiOspedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena RBRaffaele BovaOspedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena

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Implication

Does not yet justify changes to emergency surgery staffing; leaves open the need for prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Population

Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients

Intervention

Structured and effective EGS organizational models and dedicated pathways

Dedicated organizational models and subspecialist emergency surgeons are needed to improve outcomes in emergency general surgery.

Cite This Study

Vallicelli et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ab7cbb9dd6cc1fe0dc3fd https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-022-00015-5

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Emergency general surgery organization influences morbidity and mortality

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Structured PICO

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Emergency general surgery organization influences morbidity and mortality

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

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