New report published: Emergency laparotomy

Published: 09 Feb 2023

The following NEW resource has been published on our website this month:

Eighth patient report – emergency laparotomy

National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)

Based on data from 22,132 patients who had emergency bowel surgery in England and Wales between December 2020 and November 2021, this report from the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) found that improvements in in-hospital mortality have levelled off (9.2% in year 8 compared to 9.1% and 9.6% in years 7 and 6 respectively). It also found that specific concerns remain around delays in pathways of care for many patients between time of arrival in hospital and definitive surgical intervention (‘door-to-surgery time’).

Read the full report here

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