Abstract Background The Acute Care Surgery (ACS) model was developed as a dedicated
service for the provision of 24/7 nontrauma emergency surgical care. This systematic review …

Objective To systematically review comparative studies on the acute surgical unit (ASU)
model. Methods Searches were performed of Cochrane, Embase, Medline and grey …

Importance Delayed admission of patients with surgical emergencies to the operating room
occurs frequently and is associated with poor outcomes. In France, where 3 distinct …

Background The acute care surgery (ACS) model was developed to acknowledge the
complexity of a traditionally fractured emergency general surgery patient population …

Background Acute care surgery (ACS) was proposed to improve emergency general surgery
(EGS) care; however, the extent of ACS model adoption in the United States is unknown. A …

Background The acute surgical unit (ASU) is a recently established model of care in A
ustralasia and worldwide. Limited data are available regarding its effect on the management …

Background For years, surgical emergencies in Ecuador were managed on a case-by-case
basis without significant standardization. To address these issues, the Regional Hospital …

Acute care surgery (ACS) encompasses five major pillars-trauma, surgical critical care,
emergency general surgery, elective general surgery and surgical rescue. The specialty …

Objective: Multicenter data from 2 decades ago demonstrated that critically ill and injured
patients spending more than 6 hours in the emergency department (ED) before transfer to …

Background Current practice guidelines for management of gallstone pancreatitis (GSP)
recommend early cholecystectomy for patient stabilization and bile duct clearance …