Objectives
The specific objectives of the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit are:
To enable secondary care providers to improve the delivery of care to patients undergoing emergency laparotomy using information produced by the audit.
To provide comparative information on the organisation of care by providers of emergency laparotomy.
To provide comparative information on patient outcomes following surgery for emergency laparotomy.
To facilitate the development of effective change (quality improvement) initiatives and thereby spread examples of best practice and help local providers make the best possible use of audit results.