naa a22 4500 510741177 CHVBK 20180411083028.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11845-013-0948-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11845-013-0948-4 Changes in the workload composition in a Plastic Surgery Unit over a 12year period [Elektronische Daten] [I. Kieran, É. Fitzgerald, S. Murphy, M. O'Shaughnessy] Background: Guidelines issued by the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons suggest that the ratio of elective to emergency cases in plastic surgery units should be 2:1. Aim: To investigate how the workload composition of a regional plastic surgery unit compared with these guidelines. Methods: The changes in the workload composition of a regional plastic surgery unit were examined by retrospectively analysing all plastic and reconstructive surgery cases performed over 12years (1998-2009). Results: This time period saw a change from a 1:2 ratio of elective to trauma procedures, to the recommended ratio, at a time when the overall caseload increased by almost 40% (3,281 procedures in 1998 to 4,529 procedures in 2009). Conclusion: Expansion of staff numbers at consultant and non-consultant grades, and increased resources (allocated theatre sessions and outpatient clinics) were pivotal to this change. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 2013 Plastic nationallicence Surgery nationallicence Workload nationallicence Case-mix nationallicence Elective nationallicence Emergency nationallicence Kieran I. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut Fitzgerald É. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut Murphy S. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut O'Shaughnessy M. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer London 182/4(2013-12-01), 657-662 0021-1265 182:4<657 2013 182 11845 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-013-0948-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-013-0948-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kieran I. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fitzgerald É. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murphy S. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- O'Shaughnessy M. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer London 182/4(2013-12-01), 657-662 0021-1265 182:4<657 2013 182 11845 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer