title: Analysis of the surgical activity in an emergency department of a medium-sized Belgian hospital.
abstract: The author makes a descriptive analysis of the population and the pathology met from a surgical point of view in an emergency department of a medium-sized Belgian hospital (+/- 550 beds). The quality of health care is also analysed. Finally, the author makes several proposals to try solving the problem of a continuously enlarging workload due to a high percentage of non urgent calls at emergency departments in developed countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, C.H.U. Tivoli, La Louvière, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boulmont
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery