title: Morning emergency operating list: effects of implementation.
abstract: The effect of the introduction of a regular morning emergency list for general surgery was assessed immediately on its inception and after 1 year. The main effect was a reduction of the surgical caseload after midnight. The number of surgical procedures carried out between midnight and 0800 dropped from 32% of all emergency procedures in 1989 to 11% in 1991. The number of nights during which emergency surgery took place after midnight dropped from 56% to 30% over the same period. After the adoption of a regular morning emergency list there was no surgery carried out after midnight on 70% of 'duty' nights.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Corner
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doran
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009551:Night Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014600:Utilization Review; D016526:Workload