Table 1.
Number of cases scored for complexity. Values are number (proportion).
| Group | Cases |
|---|---|
| Total | 688 (100%) |
| Location | |
| Tertiary referral centres total | 613 (89%) |
| Tertiary acute hospital | 400 (58%) |
| Transplant/cancer centre | 107 (16%) |
| Orthopaedic centre | 95 (14%) |
| Psychiatric centre | 4 (1%) |
| Overspill tertiary (independent hospital) | 7 (1%) |
| District general hospital | 75 (11%) |
| Grade of anaesthetist required | |
| Consultant | 226 (33%) |
| Specialty Trainee 5–7 | 212 (31%) |
| Specialty Trainee 3–4 | 195 (28%) |
| Core Trainee 1–2 | 55 (8%) |
| Specialty | |
| Cardiac surgery | 14 (2%) |
| Cardiology | 21 (3%) |
| Dental | 5 (1%) |
| ENT | 45 (7%) |
| Gastroenterology | 11 (2%) |
| General surgery | 86 (13%) |
| Gynaecology | 55 (8%) |
| Maxillofacial | 23 (3%) |
| Neurosurgery | 39 (6%) |
| Obstetrics | 47 (7%) |
| Ophthalmology | 18 (3%) |
| Orthopaedics/trauma | 145 (21%) |
| Other | 39 (6%) |
| Plastics | 37 (5%) |
| Psychiatry | 4 (1%) |
| Radiology | 16 (2%) |
| Thoracic | 5 (1%) |
| Urology | 64 (9%) |
| Vascular | 14 (2%) |
Other: cases missing data on operative specialty.