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Cirugía Española (English Edition) Implementation of a “minor surgery program in primary care”: Impact on the r...
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Vol. 103. Issue 8.
(August 2025)
Special article
Implementation of a “minor surgery program in primary care”: Impact on the reduction of the surgical waiting list in a healthcare area
Implementación de un programa de «cirugía menor en atención primaria». Impacto en la reducción de la lista de espera quirúrgica en un área sanitaria
Génesis Parra Eslavaa,
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parra_genesl@gva.es

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, Ana María Sarrión Bosqueb, Fernando Carvajal Lópeza, Natalia Uribe Quintanac
a Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital de Llíria, Llíria, Valencia, Spain
b Family and Community Medicine, Primary Care Center of Bétera, Bétera, Valencia, Spain
c Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain
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Introduction

This study analyzes the implementation of a Minor Surgery programme in Primary Care within a healthcare area and its impact on hospital activity indicators.

Materials and methods

A clinical training programme was designed for Primary Care professionals. The number of minor procedures performed in Primary Care and in the General Surgery Department was assessed, along with the evolution of hospital activity indicators: average waiting time, mean accumulated delay, and the number of patients on the surgical waiting list.

Results

The number of minor procedures in Primary Care increased from 95 in 2022 to 945 in 2024, resulting in a 43.8% reduction in hospital-based minor surgery and a decrease in average waiting time, total delay, and number of patients on the surgical waiting list.

Conclusions

The implementation of minor surgery in Primary Care has improved healthcare delivery by increasing its problem-solving capacity and reducing the hospital workload.

Keywords:
Minor surgery
Primary care
Resource optimization
Surgical waiting list
Clinical training
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Introducción

Este estudio analiza la implementación de un programa de Cirugía Menor en Atención Primaria en un área de salud y su impacto en los indicadores de actividad hospitalaria.

Material y métodos

Se diseñó un programa de formación para profesionales de atención primaria. Se evaluó el número de intervenciones cirugía menor en primaria y en el Servicio de Cirugía General, así como la evolución de los indicadores de actividad hospitalaria: tiempo medio de espera, demora total y número de pacientes en lista de espera quirúrgica.

Resultados

El número de intervenciones menores en Atención Primaria aumentó de 95 en 2022 a 945 en 2024, reduciéndose en un 43,8 % la cirugía menor hospitalaria y disminuyendo los tiempos de espera, la demora total y el número de pacientes en la lista de espera hospitalaria.

Conclusiones

La implementación de cirugía menor en atención primaria ha mejorado la atención asistencial, aumentando su capacidad resolutiva y reduciendo la carga hospitalaria.

Palabras clave:
Cirugía menor
Atención primaria
Optimización de recursos
Lista de espera quirúrgica
Formación
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