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Table 2 Operative triage vs. delay (min) from booking to operation

From: Is case triaging a useful tool for emergency surgeries? A review of 106 trauma surgery cases at a level 1 trauma center in South Africa

Color code

Expected time to start surgery

Number of cases

Median delay (min)

IQR

Red

Immediate

6

48

35–60

Orange

< 2 h

47

120

53–185

Yellow

< 6 h

40

213

113–300

Green

< 24 h

13

110

65–265

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922