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A day in the life of emergency general surgery in Canada: a multicentre observational study.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Emergency general surgery (EGS) services are gaining popularity in Canada as systems-based approaches to surgical emergencies. Despite the high volume, acuity and complexity of the patient populations served by EGS services, little has been reported about the services' structure, processes, case mix or outcomes. This study begins a national surveillance effort to define and advance surgical quality in an important and diverse …

Authors

DeGirolamo K; D'Souza K; Apte S; Ball CG; Armstrong C; Reso A; Widder S; Mueller S; Gillman LM; Singh R

Journal

Can J Surg, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 237–243

Publication Date

8 2018

DOI

10.1503/cjs.013517