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Time-to-surgery paradigms: wait time and surgical outcomes in critically Ill patients who underwent emergency surgery for gastrointestinal perforation
BackgroundWaiting time for emergency abdominal surgery have been known to be linked to mortality. However, there is no clear consensus on the...
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Setting a quality indicator for actual surgery time relative to scheduled surgery time in the context of increasing robotic-assisted thoracic surgery cases
ObjectiveThis study aimed to demonstrate to the involved departments the goal of increasing the number of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS)...
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Time from surgery end to discharge following total knee arthroplasty: implications for same day discharge
BackgroundUnderstanding the average time from surgery to discharge is important to successfully and strategically schedule cases planned for same day...
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Time to surgery and survival in breast cancer
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the effect of the time from diagnosis to breast cancer surgery on breast cancer patients’ prognosis.
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Home ownership, full-time employment, and other markers of higher socioeconomic status are predictive of shorter time to initial evaluation, shorter time to surgery, and superior postoperative outcomes among lateral patellar instability patients undergoing medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to identify socioeconomic predictors of time to initial evaluation, time to surgery, and postoperative...
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Identifying barriers to resident robotic console time in a general surgery residency through a targeted needs assessment
Robotic-assisted general surgery is experiencing exponential growth. Despite our institution’s high volume, residents often graduate with inadequate...
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Longitudinal Increases in Time to Surgery for Patients with Breast Cancer: A National Cohort Study
BackgroundLonger time to surgery (TTS) is associated with worse survival in patients with breast cancer. Whether this association has encouraged more...
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Preoperative computed tomography in Fournier’s gangrene does not delay time to surgery
PurposeFournier’s gangrene (FG), a rapidly progressive necrotizing soft tissue infection of the external genitalia and perineum, necessitates urgent...
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Travel time to cataract surgical services in Kenya, Malawi and Rwanda: demonstrating a standardised indicator of physical access to cataract surgery
BackgroundTravel time can be used to assess health services accessibility by reflecting the proximity of services to the people they serve. We aimed...
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Time and Motion Studies to assess surgical productivity in cataract theatre lists within the National Health Service: Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery
BackgroundTo compare productivity of National Health Service cataract lists performing unilateral cataract (UC) surgery vs Immediate Sequential...
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Time to treatment and complexity of Mohs micrographic surgery
The impact of time to treatment (TTT) on the surgical management of keratinocyte carcinoma, specifically the complexity of Mohs micrographic surgery...
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Does the time interval from neoadjuvant camrelizumab combined with chemotherapy to surgery affect outcomes for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?
BackgroundThere is currently no consensus on the optimal interval time between neoadjuvant therapy and surgery, and whether prolonged time interval...
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Time to Curative-Intent Surgery in Gastric Cancer Shows a Bimodal Relationship with Overall Survival
BackgroundTime to treatment (TTT) varies widely for patients with gastric cancer. We aimed to evaluate relationships between time to treatment,...
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Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography does not lead to decreased postoperative mortality but with increased time to surgery and length of stay in Chinese geriatric hip fracture patients
PurposeThe present study aimed to investigate the influence of preoperative TTE on postoperative short-term mortality, surgery delay, as well as...
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The impact of time from injury to surgery on the risk of neuropathic pain after traumatic spinal cord injury
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological disorder often accompanied by neuropathic pain (NeP), significantly affecting...
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Time to surgery is not an oncological risk factor in HCC patients undergoing liver resection
PurposeGiven limitations of the health care systems in case of unforeseeable events, e.g., the COVID pandemic as well as trends in prehabilitation,...
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Time to surgery and outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation of both-bone forearm fractures
PurposeTo determine the effect of time to surgery on outcomes following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of both-bone forearm fractures...
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Association between time to surgery and hospital mortality in patients with community-acquired limb necrotizing fasciitis: an 11-year multicenter retrospective cohort analysis
BackgroundNecrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but potentially life-threatening soft tissue infection. The objective of this study was to assess the...
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Oncoplastic breast surgery in elderly primary breast cancer: time to serve more surgically?
BackgroundOver 30% of breast cancers in the UK are diagnosed in elderly women (age ≥ 70). Women in this age group are less likely to undergo primary...
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Green surgery: time to make a choice
The operating room is a substantial source of pollution, with the major carbon hotspots determined by the use of energy, the procurement, and...