Background Since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) there has been
continued debate regarding the management of acute cholecystitis with either early or …

Introduction The timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis remains an
issue for debate amongst general surgeons. The aim of this study was to compare clinical …

The use of laparoscopy for liver surgery is increasing rapidly. The Second International
Consensus Conference on Laparoscopic Liver Resections (LLR) was held in Morioka …

Objective: This review aims to assess the impact of implementing dedicated emergency
surgical services, in particular acute care surgery, on clinical outcomes. Background: The …

Background Many studies have investigated the association between time interval and
incidence of complicated appendicitis and post-operative surgical site infection (SSI), but the …

Background Annually, more than 2 million patients are admitted with emergency general
surgery (EGS) conditions. Emergency general surgery cases comprise 11% of all general …

Background Acute cholecystitis occurs in approximately 1% of patients with known
gallstones. It presents as a surgical emergency and usually requires hospitalisation for …

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 …

Objective This study aims to use the Dr Foster Global Comparators Network (GC) database
to examine differences in outcomes following high-risk emergency general surgery (EGS) …

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