Background: Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients are at an increased risk for morbidity
and mortality compared with non‐EGS patients. Limited information exists regarding the …

Background Physician burnout is a highly prevalent issue in the surgical community.
Burnout is associated with poor career satisfaction; female gender, and younger age place …

Importance Only 7% of US surgical department chairs are occupied by women. While the
proportion of women in the surgical workforce continues to increase, women remain …

The use of risk stratification tools (RST) aids in clinical triage, decision making and quality
assessment in a wide variety of medical fields. Although emergency general surgery (EGS) is …

Objective The objective of our study was to characterize providers' impressions of factors
contributing to disproportionate rates of morbidity and mortality in emergency general surgery …

Importance Although there is evidence that changes in clinicians during the continuum of care
(care discontinuity) are associated with higher mortality and complications among surgical …

Background Intraoperative blood product transfusions carry risk but are often necessary in
emergency general surgery (EGS). Methods We queried the American College of Surgery-…

Importance Emergency general surgery (EGS) patients have a disproportionate burden of
death and complications. Chronic liver disease (CLD) increases the risk of complications …

Background Emergency general surgery (EGS) is characterized by high rates of morbidity
and mortality. Though checklists and associated communication-based huddle strategies …

Objectives Ineffective cross-cultural communication contributes to adverse outcomes for
minority patients. To address this, the authors developed a novel curriculum for surgical …