Surgical Process Monitoring

Description

Report: Surgical Process Monitoring 2022 – Venturi Project

 Status and evolution of the surgical process in Spain

This report from the Venturi Project monitors the surgical process in the National Health System with data updated to the end of 2022. The analysis focuses on the evolution of scheduled and unscheduled surgical activity, resolution levels, the availability and use of operating rooms, as well as the accumulation of pending activity after the pandemic.

Activity, efficiency and operational capacity

Multiple variables are studied to understand the dynamics of care:

• Scheduled and urgent surgical interventions

• Relationship between actual activity and potential activity

• Operating room utilization rate by Autonomous Community

• Analysis of the accumulated “surgical deficit” (surgeries not performed)

• Impact of the pandemic and recovery scenarios

The document provides a detailed estimate of the operational capacity used and the pending resolution in different specialties, facilitating realistic planning of resources and waiting lists.

Recovery scenarios and structural pressure

Comparative recovery scenarios (moderate, intense, or concentrated) are presented, assessing the additional effort required to eliminate the unresolved activity. The report also calculates the estimated economic impact for the coming years if the imbalance is not corrected.

📌 Document technical specifications

SCOPE: Scheduled and urgent surgical interventions
SCOPE: National (Spain)
PERIOD ANALYZED: Until the end of 2022
SOURCE DATA: Ministry of Health
Publication date: May 2023th