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Table 1 Surgery procedures and Surgery Admission Unit activity.

From: Effectiveness of a Surgery Admission Unit for patients undergoing major elective surgery in a tertiary university hospital

 

2006

2008

Speciality

n

n (%) oncologic admissions

n

n (%) oncologic admissions

Surgery admission unit (SAU) (%)

Vascular surgery

165

-

137

1 (1)

13 (9)

Cardiac surgery

254

-

210

-

-

General surgery

582

137 (24)

557

162 (29)

167 (30)

Maxilophacial

56

17 (30)

66

19 (29)

29 (44)

Plastic surgery

193

95 (49)

228

117 (51)

118 (52)

Thoracic surgery

127

49 (39)

121

49 (40)

97 (80)

Gynaecological

208

118 (57)

192

118 (61)

21 (11)

Neurosurgery

152

31 (20)

187

38 (20)

66 (35)

Ophthalmology

68

4 (6)

117

14 (12)

36 (31)

Otorrinolaringology

332

64 (19)

320

68 (21)

112 (35)

Traumatology and orthopedics

433

8 (2)

445

5 (1)

212 (48)

Urology

433

208 (48)

470

198 (42)

160 (34)

Total

3003

731 (24)

3050

789(26)

1031 (34)