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7041 emergency surgical procedures in acute surgical patients
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Delays in emergency surgery may drive substantial costs; leaves open whether interventions can safely shorten waits and reduce expenditures.
Delayed access to emergency surgery is common, particularly for elderly patients, and incurs substantial additional healthcare costs.
O’Leary et al. (2014) studied this question.
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