Spijkerman, Sandra2025-08-062025-08-062025-06Spijkerman, S. 2025, 'Rethinking emergency theatre efficiency in South Africa', Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 65-66, doi : 10.36303/SAJAA.3360.2220-1181 (print)2220-1173 (online)10.36303/SAJAA.3360http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103798Safe surgical care plays a critical role in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which aspires to universal health and well-being. Given that operating theatres constitute a major component of hospital costs, optimal theatre utilisation is essential to minimise wasteful expenditure. The increasing burden of surgical disease in low- to middle-income countries is well documented, and with it, the rising imperative for more efficient surgical systems.en© 2025 Author/s. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Emergency theatreSouth Africa (SA)Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)EditorialArticle