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Generic Theatre Standard No 23 - Booking Emergency Theatre Cases
Standard Statement: All cases booked for the Emergency theatre will be dealt with in order of
clinical priority as determined by the responsible surgeon and anaesthetist.
Method:
• All cases requiring emergency surgery must be listed via the emergency theatre
coordinator on bleep ****
• All cases booked, that require anaesthetic intervention, must be referred to the on call
anaesthetist on bleep. ****, by the booking surgeon.
• Details including the patient’s name, hospital registration number, date of birth, ward or
location, surgery required, booking doctors’ name and bleep number, the name of the
surgeon expected to perform the surgery and contact details, consultant whose care
the patient is under, time and date of booking, and the theatre practitioner who accepts
the booking, must be recorded on the emergency theatre list.
• The doctor booking the case must identify the clinical priority of the surgery according
to agreed guidelines. (Details available in Theatre*)
• The theatre coordinator must be notified of any cancellations as soon as possible, and
the reason for the cancellation must be identified. The name of the person cancelling
the case must be recorded on the emergency theatre list.
Compliance: 100%
Exceptions: NCEPOD Category 1 patients who require immediate lifesaving surgery, and whose
details may not be complete.
Reference:
• Theatre booking guidelines
• NCEPOD Guidelines
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