Audit of general practitioner referrals to a surgical assessment unit: New methods to improve the efficiency of the acute surgical service
| Autor: | V. Moshakis, I M Bain, Keith A. Dookeran |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Surgical nursing Adolescent Audit Unit (housing) Cost Savings Humans Medicine Prospective Studies Hospital Costs Referral and Consultation Aged Aged 80 and over Service (business) Medical Audit business.industry Public health Health economy Middle Aged medicine.disease United Kingdom Cost savings Hospitalization Acute Disease Cost analysis Female Surgery Medical emergency Triage Family Practice business Surgery Department Hospital |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Surgery. 83:1544-1547 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2168 0007-1323 |
| Popis: | A total of 653 referrals from general practitioners to an acute surgical service were audited prospectively over a period of 4 months. Middle-grade staff accepting these referrals were able to deal with 182 (27·9 per cent) of these calls without surgical admission. A further 189 (28·9 per cent) referrals were seen on a surgical assessment unit and were not admitted to a surgical ward. The resultant cost saving was approximately 10 000. This confirms that the ready provision of an experienced surgical opinion in combination with early assessment can reduce the number of unnecessary acute surgical admissions referred from general practitioners. |
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