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Having a senior surgeon present for high-risk patients is an important safety measure in emergency surgery, but 24-h consultant cover is not efficient. We aimed to develop a user-friendly toolbox (risk identification, outcome prediction and patient stratification) to support when to involve a senior surgeon. We included 11,901 general surgery patients (10.0% emergencies) in a multicenter prospective cohort in China (2015-2016). Patient information and surgeons' seniority were compared between emergency and elective surgery with the s