Table 1

Centre characteristics

Variablen (%)*
Major trauma centre17 (23)
Population size709 (753); 500 (350, 780)
Dedicated 24-hour on-call specialist service28 (38)
Were patients assessed for the first time in person on the day of surgery?
 No45 (61)
 Yes24 (32)
 Unsure5 (7)
Date stopping of elective practice
Stopped72 (97)
 8–14 March7 (10)
 15–21 March37 (51)
 22–28 March22 (31)
 29 March–1 April6 (8)
Daily general anaesthesia access58 (78)
Daily regional anaesthesia access
 No36 (49)
 Yes36 (49)
 Unsure2 (3)
  • Mean (SD); median (IQR) is given for continuous variables instead of n (%), n=74.