Bariatrics
Studies conducted at Whittington Hospital on bariatrics recently published
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, April 1st, 2010
A report, 'Bariatric support line: a prospective study of support line activity,' is newly published data in Obesity Surgery. "In this prospective study, we examine the workload of the North London Obesity Surgery Service Bariatric telephone support line (BTSL) and its effects on service provision. Over a 3-month period (June to August 2008), a prospective record was kept of all calls, who they were from, whether the patient was presurgery or postsurgery, the type of procedure planned or undertaken, the nature of the enquiry, and the time taken to answer the query," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report.
"Seventy-five (72%) calls were related to...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2010-04-01)
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