Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of surgical patients undergoing urgent or emergency operations between June 2016 and end of May 2018.
| Cases | GUTS list vs emergency list (n) | Men (n) | Women (n) | Median age (years) | |
| (n) | IQR | ||||
| Overall: | |||||
| GUTS list | 864 | 413 | 451 | 43 | (27, 60) |
| Emergency lista | 1522 | 789 | 733 | 46 | (28, 67) |
| Laparoscopy/appendicectomy: | |||||
| GUTS list | 171 | 73 | 98 | 30 | (22, 46) |
| Emergency lista | 395 | 214 | 181 | 33 | (22, 48) |
| EUA/abscess:b | |||||
| GUTS list | 145 | 90 | 55 | 34 | (24, 47) |
| Emergency lista | 181 | 112 | 69 | 31 | (23, 46) |
| Laparotomy: | |||||
| GUTS list | 50 | 23 | 27 | 58 | (45, 75) |
| Emergency lista | 444 | 234 | 210 | 65 | (47, 77) |
a Emergency cases were censored for the general surgical consultants participating in the on-call general surgical rota and did not include emergency general surgical cases of the hepatopancreaticobiliary team or paediatric cases.
b Cases of examination of rectum under anaesthetic were included, as were fistula-in-ano cases and abscesses (e.g. axillary, perianal, ischiorectal).
EUA, examination of rectum under anaesthesia; GUTS, gastrointestinal urgent theatre session; IQR, interquartile ratio.