Open AccessThe association between self-declared acute care surgery services and operating room access: Results from a national survey
Author(s) -
Kevin B. Ricci,
Amy Rushing,
Angela M. Ingraham,
Vijaya T. Daniel,
Anghela Z. Paredes,
Adrián Díaz,
Victor Heh,
Holly E. Baselice,
Wendelyn M. Oslock,
Scott A. Strassels,
Heena P. Santry
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.25
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 2163-0763
pISSN - 2163-0755
DOI - 10.1097/ta.0000000000002394
Subject(s) - medicine , acute care , family medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , health care , economics , economic growth
Timely access to the operating room (OR) for emergency general surgery (EGS) diseases is key to optimizing outcomes. We conducted a national survey on EGS structures and processes to examine if implementation of acute care surgery (ACS) would improve OR accessibility compared with a traditional general surgeon on call (GSOC) approach.