Patients awaiting elective procedures are facing significant emergency hospital admissions, highlighting a need for timely surgical interventions.

• Over 33 million waiting days led to 69,322 emergency admissions, using 535,806 bed days.
• Highest emergency admission rates were for urinary stent procedures (0.71) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (0.63).

Surgeons should prioritize timely treatment to reduce patient risks and alleviate emergency care burdens.

• Nine procedures experienced more emergency bed days than elective days post-treatment, notably ureteric stones (4.59 ratio).