The Dissemination of Standardised Care Protocol Guidelines for High‐Risk Emergency Abdominal Surgery Patients in Denmark
Authors' conclusion
This survey showed that nearly all Danish hospitals treating high-risk emergency abdominal surgical patients reported having a joint guideline endorsed by both the surgical and anaesthesiology departments. Time-critical components aiming at early diagnosis and treatment were the most frequently included core components in the guideline.
Study context
- Population
- Danish public hospitals treating high-risk emergency abdominal surgical patients; anaesthesiologists and surgeons responsible for emergency abdominal surgerydepartments responded out of 41 eligible (85%), representing 20 out of 23 hospitals
- Participants
- 35 participants
- Outcome
- Joint guideline for high-risk emergency abdominal surgery
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Participating hospitals reporting a joint guideline
95%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Most included core components
- Antibiotics within 3 h
- 90%
- CT scan within 2 h
- 90%
- Intended surgery within 6 h
Agreement between surgeons and anaesthesiologists on six or more core components
- Hospitals with agreement
- 47%
Audits
- Hospitals conducting audits
- 90%
- Variations between departments in audit methods and focus
Barriers to implementation
- Most frequently reported: limited resources in specialised units, surgical capacity and time constraints
Original publication
The Dissemination of Standardised Care Protocol Guidelines for High‐Risk Emergency Abdominal Surgery Patients in Denmark. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 1 October 2026. doi:10.
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