Allocating operating room capacity to non-elective neurosurgical patients improves access and safety for elective patients at Aarhus University Hospital.

Introduction: This study addresses surgical scheduling within the Department of Neurosurgery at Aarhus University Hospital (AUH). The department provides neurosurgical care to a population of 1.3 million in central Denmark, and has treatment obligations for specific neurosurgical diseases for the entire country, which has a population of 5.