Acute care surgery and emergency general surgery represent evolving, multidisciplinary fields that address time‐sensitive surgical conditions. These specialties integrate aspects of trauma management, ...

The program is a rigorous, evidence-based assessment that sets the national standard for excellence in emergency surgical care, encompassing not only the most common types of surgery performed, but ...

Five U.S. hospitals are among the first to receive verification under the new American College of Surgeons’ Emergency General Surgery Verification Program, which was first implemented in September ...

Among patients hospitalized for an emergency general surgery (EGS) condition, primary care follow-up within 30 days of discharge was associated with a significant reduction in readmission rates, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk surgery had an eightfold increase in odds for death and a fourfold increase in odds for postoperative ...

“After 3 ER trips, 7 Dr. visits, pelvic & abdominal ultrasounds, countless blood lab visits, 2 CT scans, 3 MRIs, a HIDA scan, low fodmap diet, echocardiogram and a treadmill stress test- with teary ...