RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pro-con debate on regionalization of emergency general surgery: controversy or common sense?
JF Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
JO Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000319
DO 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000319
VO 4
IS 1
A1 Heena Santry
A1 Lillian S Kao
A1 Shahid Shafi
A1 Lawrence Lottenberg
A1 Marie Crandall
YR 2019
UL http://tsaco.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000319.abstract
AB More than three million patients every year develop emergency general surgical (EGS) conditions and this number is rising. EGS diseases range from straightforward to potentially life-threatening, and if severe or complex may require extensive resources. Given the looming surgeon shortage and concerns about access to care, regionalization of EGS care, in a manner similar to trauma care, has been proposed. We present a unique pro–con debate highlighting the salient arguments for and against regionalization of EGS care in the USA.