Selman Uranues1, Eugenia Lamont. 1. Section for Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria. selman.uranues@meduni-graz.at
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study was designed to determine whether there is in fact a European model of acute care surgery and to describe the different care systems in the individual European countries. METHODS: Questionnaires were sent to experts on emergency surgery in 27 European countries. The assessment of attitudes toward the emerging discipline of acute care surgery was the main outcome measure. RESULTS: Replies were received from at least one respondent from each of 18 countries. They indicated a high awareness of the new field of acute care surgery, although this has not yet become a recognized (sub-)specialty in any of the countries polled. In addition, several interesting new trends were identified: for example, different approaches depending on individual political influences. CONCLUSIONS: There is no European consensus on acute care surgery. In some central European countries, specialists qualify in general and orthopedic trauma surgery; these all rounders also perform life-saving thoracic and neurosurgical procedures, such as emergency thoracotomies and craniotomies. The European model is not a uniform system for acute surgical care.
BACKGROUND: This study was designed to determine whether there is in fact a European model of acute care surgery and to describe the different care systems in the individual European countries. METHODS: Questionnaires were sent to experts on emergency surgery in 27 European countries. The assessment of attitudes toward the emerging discipline of acute care surgery was the main outcome measure. RESULTS: Replies were received from at least one respondent from each of 18 countries. They indicated a high awareness of the new field of acute care surgery, although this has not yet become a recognized (sub-)specialty in any of the countries polled. In addition, several interesting new trends were identified: for example, different approaches depending on individual political influences. CONCLUSIONS: There is no European consensus on acute care surgery. In some central European countries, specialists qualify in general and orthopedic trauma surgery; these all rounders also perform life-saving thoracic and neurosurgical procedures, such as emergency thoracotomies and craniotomies. The European model is not a uniform system for acute surgical care.
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