Open AccessAcute Abdominal Pain for the General Physician – who, when and how to refer to the on-call surgeon
Author(s) -
Knight Js,
Lamparelli Mj
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0095
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , acute abdominal pain , surgical team , selection (genetic algorithm) , general surgery , abdominal pain , medical emergency , physical therapy , family medicine , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science
Patients with abdominal pain are most frequently referred to the on-call surgical team, but there are occasions when physicians may be required to assess, investigate or treat such patients. This article aims to equip non-surgeons with the skills to undertake an appropriate initial assessment and consider the most appropriate selection, timing and mode of referral to the surgical team.