Table 5 Outliers by surgical subspecialty
From: Surgical ward rounds in England: a trainee-led multi-centre study of current practice
Surgical specialty | Total number of patient encounters | Number of patients on outlying wards (%) |
|---|---|---|
Orthopaedic surgery | 974 | 245 (25.2) |
Lower GI surgery | 882 | 202 (22.9) |
Urology | 584 | 173 (29.6) |
Upper GI surgery | 574 | 97 (16.9) |
Vascular surgery | 433 | 79 (18.2) |
Breast surgery | 227 | 67 (29.5) |
‘General surgery’ | 1111 | 259 (23.3) |
Ear, nose and throat surgery | 206 | 62 (30.0) |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | 131 | 14 (10.7) |
Paediatric surgery | 100 | 16 (16.0) |
Plastic surgery | 107 | 8 (7.5) |
Transplant surgery | 97 | 32 (33.0) |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery | 16 | 3 (18.8) |
Thoracic surgery | 90 | 14 (15.6) |
Neurosurgery | 90 | 3 (3.3) |