Emergency-to-Elective Surgery Ratio: A Global Indicator of Access to Surgical Care
- Meghan Prin, Jean Guglielminotti, Onias Mtalimanja, Guohua Li, Anthony Charles
- World Journal of Surgery
- 2017
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Abstract
Emergency repair of incarcerated inguinal and femoral hernias has traditionally been regarded as carrying an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in a patient population that tends to be elderly with significant co-morbidities. Excessive waiting times for elective repair and delays in diagnosis and treatment increase the risk of strangulation, bowel… (More)