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Acute Surgical Unit at Auckland City Hospital: a descriptive analysis
Author(s) -
Hsee Li,
Devaud Marcelo,
Middelberg Lisa,
Jones Wayne,
Civil Ian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06141.x
Subject(s) - medicine , unit (ring theory) , metropolitan area , acute hospital , service (business) , medical emergency , acute care , descriptive statistics , emergency medicine , health care , statistics , mathematics education , mathematics , economy , pathology , economics , economic growth
Lack of timely assessment and access to acute operating rooms is a worldwide problem and also exists in New Zealand hospitals. To address these issues, an Acute Surgical Unit (ASU) was set up at Auckland City Hospital (ACH) in January 2009. This service has evolved and been modified to address the specific needs of acute surgical patients of ACH. Despite initial challenges inherent to setting up a new service, the Unit has been in steady operation and enhanced its performance over time. This paper is a descriptive analysis of the design of the ACH ASU and discusses some of the indications for streamlining acute surgical services at a large tertiary metropolitan hospital in New Zealand. Performance of the ASU has shown benefits for acute patients and the Hospital. The acute surgical rotation has also been beneficial for surgical training.