Why the study?
Emergency general surgery diagnoses carry high mortality, complications, and costs, prompting investigation into whether establishing a dedicated in-house service reduces morbidity for common procedures.
Does a dedicated 24-hour emergency general surgery service reduce complication rates in patients undergoing common EGS procedures?
Population
Patients undergoing one of the most common EGS procedures within 2 days of admission
Comparison
Post-EGS implementation vs pre-EGS implementation
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Authors
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May support dedicated EGS services to reduce morbidity; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation.
Does a dedicated 24-hour emergency general surgery service reduce complication rates in patients undergoing common EGS procedures?
Implementation of a dedicated 24-hour emergency general surgery service is associated with a significant decrease in complication rates for common EGS procedures.
Roy et al. (2021) studied this question.