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Table 2 Emergency operations.

From: Emergency room surgical workload in an inner city UK teaching hospital

Operation

N (%)

M

F

Median age (IQR)

Mean LOS (± SEM)

Median LOS (IQR)

Trauma

195 (32)

162

33

30 (21–42)

14.90 (1.54)

6 (3–16)

   Laparotomy

17 (2.8)

16

1

29 (22–37)

16.4 (7.74)

6 (4–9)

   Thoracic procedures

33 (5.5)

29

4

29 (20–42)

6.9 (1.3)

5 (2–8)

   Neuro surgery

30 (5)

23

7

35 (21–42)

24.2 (4.16)

16 (12–29)

   Orthopaedic operations

52 (8.6)

41

11

31 (24–45)

16.8 (2.9)

10 (5–18)

   Maxillo facial operations

6 (1)

4

2

18 (17–22)

8 (2.84)

5.5 (4–7)

   Vascular operations

6 (1)

5

1

31 (25–32)

14.3 (9.98)

5.5 (2–7)

   Minor surgery

36 (6)

34

2

29 (20–42)

2.8 (0.5)

2 (1–3)

   Poly trauma

15 (2.5)

13

2

32 (24–44)

39.7 (7.97)

38 (8–65)

Vascular

64 (11)

48

16

72 (62–77)

24.8 (2.65)

18.5 (10–31)

   AAA repair

7 (1.2)

6

1

77 (67–83)

22 (6)

14 (10–29)

   Bypass

16 (2.6)

14

2

69 (59–77)

25 (4.8)

21 (13–32)

   Amputation

23 (3.8)

17

6

71 (57–76)

31 (5.31)

27 (17–32)

   EVAR

7 (1.2)

2

5

71 (49–87)

19.4 (7.07)

9 (7–31)

   Embolectomy

10 (1.7)

9

1

77 (64–82)

14.5 (4.83)

8 (8–16)

   Others

1 (0.2)

0

1

72

17 (0)

17

General surgery

346 (57)

248

98

36(26–50)

6 (0.51)

3 (2–6)

Abscesses

136

     

   Perianal Abscess

55 (9.1)

42

13

41 (32–48)

2.4 (0.24)

2 (1–3)

   IVDU-related Abscess

32 (5.3)

16

15

34 (28–44)

3.1 (0.77)

2 (1–3)

   Pilonidal Abscess

12 (2)

7

5

28 (21–37)

2 (0.33)

2 (1–2.5)

   Hydradenitis abscess

2 (0.3)

2

0

41 (39–42)

2 (0)

2 (2–2)

   Other abscess

35 (5.8)

21

14

40 (26–48)

2.8 (0.62)

2 (1–3)

Laparoscopy

74

     

   Laparoscopic appendectomy

43 (7.1)

23

20

26 (21–31)

3.1 (0.3)

3 (2–4)

   Laparoscopic DUP repair

3 (0.5)

1

2

66 (62–76)

7 (4.04)

4 (3–15)

   Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

17 (2.8)

7

10

44 (34–59)

9.2 (2.84)

6 (4–9)

   Laparoscopic exploration

7 (1.2)

1

6

23 (18–51)

6.9 (1.95)

6 (3–10)

   Other laparoscopy

4 (0.7)

2

2

52 (39–65)

17.3 (5.85)

15 (8–26)

Laparotomy

135

     

   Laparoptomy appendicectomy

5 (0.8)

2

3

39 (37–57)

1 (0.46)

6 (3–7)

   Open appendicectomy

45 (7.5)

33

12

27(23–34)

4.13 (0.81)

2 (2–4)

   Open DUP repair

6 (1)

5

2

41 (35–72)

9 (3.06)

6 (4–8)

   Obstruction

12 (2)

7

5

60 (38–73)

24.3 (5.73)

16 (7–37)

   Other laparotomy

30 (5)

10

20

50 (37–70)

15.3 (3.52)

9 (5–15)

   Hernia

14 (2.3)

12

2

42 (29–58)

5.9 (2.4)

2 (2–5.5)

Other procedures

24

13

8

42 (33–54)

9.8 (4.2)

5 (3–11)

Overall

605

458

147

37 (25–52)

10 (0.6)

4 (2–11)

  1. N: number. M: male. F: female. SEM: standard error of mean. IQR: interquatile range. AAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm. EVAR: endovascular aneurysm repair. IVDU: intravenous drug usage. DUP: duodenal ulcer perforation.