Surgical emergency

Surgical emergency is a medical emergency for which immediate surgical intervention is the only way to solve the problem successfully.

The following conditions are surgical emergencies:

Acute trauma

Cardiothoracic

Gastrointestinal

Genitourinary

Gynaecological

Neurological/Ophthalmic

Acute subdural hematoma
Retinal detachment

Vascular

See also

References

Monson JRT, Duthie G, O'Malley K (Eds.). Surgical Emergencies. Blackwell Science (UK), 1999. ISBN 0-632-05047-0