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MeSH Heading: Acute Care Surgery
Tree Number(s): H02.403.810.104
Unique ID: D000096725
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096725
Scope Note: Surgical specialty generally encompassing emergency general surgery, surgical critical care and trauma care. Acute care surgery is a component of general surgery related to care of patients with acute, life-threatening or potentially life-threatening surgical conditions.
Entry Term(s): Emergency General Surgery; Surgical Critical Care; Surgical Trauma Care; Trauma Surgery
NLM Classification #: WO 21
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/07/03

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Acute Care Surgery MeSH Descriptor Data 2025