Distribution of general surgery and nongeneral surgery cases (emergency and elective) by time frame before and after the implementation of ACCESS
| Surgery | Surgery, timing, no. (%)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Nongeneral | |||
| Pre-ACCESS | Post-ACCESS | Pre-ACCESS | Post-ACCESS | |
| Emergency | ||||
| Day | 106 (24) | 279 (54) | 318 (24) | 291 (22) |
| Evening | 253 (56) | 185 (36) | 478 (36) | 439 (33) |
| Night | 91 (20) | 55 (11) | 81 (6) | 96 (7) |
| Total | 450 | 519 | 877 | 826 |
| Elective | ||||
| Number | 1061 | 996 | 4595 | 4333 |
| Total cases | 1511 | 1515 | 5472 | 5159 |
ACCESS = acute care emergency surgical service.
↵* Percentages of cases are based on the total number of cases in each cohort.