National Case Note Review Booklet

LESSONS FROM THE AUDIT

VOLUME 24

DECEMBER 2022

DELAYS IN SURGERY

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality

24 King William Street

Kent Town SA 5067

Telephone: +61 8 8219 0901

Email: anzasm.racs@surgeons.org

Website: www.surgeons.org/anzasm

DISCLAIMER: This booklet is produced for Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Information is obtained under a quality assurance activity.

Cover photo is ‘Lost Time’ by Geraldas Galinauskas.

The information contained in this case note review booklet has been prepared on behalf of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality Steering Committee. The Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality, including the Western Australian, Tasmanian, South Australian, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, New South Wales, Victorian and Queensland audits of surgical mortality, has protection under the Commonwealth Qualified Privilege Scheme under Part VC of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (gazetted 24 April 2022).