Characteristics of emergency general surgery services in Switzerland: a nationwide survey.
Oliver QuaileStéphanie Fabienne PerrodinAmedeo TrippelBeat Schnürigernull nullPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2023)
Lack of higher level of care in small hospitals, limited emergency OR capacity and short rotations of on-call teams are major drawbacks of many current EGS systems in Switzerland. Centralization of critically ill EGS patients and reorganization of surgical on-call systems to designated acute care surgery teams should be considered.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- acute care
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- emergency department
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- primary care
- palliative care
- coronary artery bypass
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- health insurance