Demographics at baseline
| Baseline (n=60) | |
| Age – mean (SE) | 67.8 years (2.6) |
| Sex | 55% (33) male, 45% (27) female |
| Admission type | 92% (55) acute 8% (5) elective |
| Referring team | 46.7% (28) general surgery 46.7% (28) orthopaedics 6.6% (4) urology |
| Unnecessary referrals | 12% (7) |
| Review by surgical consultant | 40% (20) not yet seen 42% (21) seen same day 18% (9) seen ≥1 day ago (range 1–20 days) |
| Resuscitation status | 50% (25) not documented 12% (6) documented 38% (19) deemed ‘not applicable’ |
| Referral rate | 0.5 /day (60/116) |