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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.
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.