Emergency Surgery Delay

ASGBI recognises that delays in carrying out emergency general surgery are common and contribute to adverse outcomes. We would like to record incidences of delays in
order to strengthen the case for greater resources for emergency general surgery. Please could you answer a few questions about the cases where you have experienced a
Delay. We will collate the data and in due course produce a report which will be used to further the cause for more resource for emergency surgery.

Thank you.

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* 1. Proposed operation

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* 2. Urgency of case (choose)

Immediate (e.g. haemorrhage or laparotomy for septic shock)

Emergency (e.g. laparotomy for patient with organ dysfunction, tender obstruction, peritonitis)

Urgent (e.g patient with sepsis not as severe as above such as mild appendicitis)

Scheduled (e.g. non-elective but non-critically ill patient with obstruction, perianal abscess without systemic sepsis, diagnostic laparoscopy)

Emergency Surgery Delay

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* 1. Proposed operation

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* 2. Urgency of case (choose)

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* 3. Delay from time of booking (in hours)

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* 4. Time of day (choose)

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* 5. Cause of delay