Delay in Emergency Surgeries Due to Lack of Operating Room Increases Death Risk
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Reaching the operating room on time is a priority to save the life of a patient undergoing emergency surgery.
Reaching the operating room on time is a priority to save the life of a patient undergoing emergency surgery.
Study suggests timely access to the operating room is important from both the patient and care provider perspectives.
Washington: Patients whose emergency surgery is delayed due to a lack of operating room resources are at a higher risk of dying.
Patients requiring noncardiac emergency surgery whose procedure is delayed are more likely to die in the hospital, have longer…