Modernization of emergency general surgery through technical expertise and operational development for our patients and teams.
11 affiliations
- 1School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- 2University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
- 3University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
- 4Surgery, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
- 5Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
- 6Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- 7Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- 8Trauma/Acute Care Surgery, UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
- 9University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
- 10University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 11Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Abstract
Emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures are frequent and associated with higher morbidity than elective operations. Improving surgical quality for EGS patients is an admirable goal, which is fraught with several clinical and operational challenges. Surgeons must develop a skillset that is prepared to maintain clinical excellence and overcome the operational challenges that often prevent the initiation of new quality programs. This narrative review is from the Modernization of EGS short course at the 2026 EAST Annual Scientific Assembly. The session is divided into four parts highlighting specific EGS topics: hepatobiliary, alimentary tract, abdominal wall, and special patient populations. Topics were selected to provide current evidence-based approaches to commonly encountered pathological findings and notoriously challenging clinical scenarios. Included are expert opinion sections on the fundamental aspects of building a quality EGS program given by acute care surgery leaders with proven success.
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BibTeX
@article{howell2026modernization,
title = {{Modernization of emergency general surgery through technical expertise and operational development for our patients and teams.}},
author = {Erin C Howell and Jennifer L Hartwell and Alexander Cavalea and Erika Simmerman Mabes and Ahmad Abutaka and Avafia Dossa and Jerome Byam and Thomas J Schroeppel and Milad Behbahaninia and Matthew J Martin and Richard Miskimins and Michael W Cripps and Chad M Hall},
journal = {Trauma surgery \& acute care open},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1136/tsaco-2026-002380},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42921143},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Modernization of emergency general surgery through technical expertise and operational development for our patients and teams.
AU - Erin C Howell
AU - Jennifer L Hartwell
AU - Alexander Cavalea
AU - Erika Simmerman Mabes
AU - Ahmad Abutaka
AU - Avafia Dossa
AU - Jerome Byam
AU - Thomas J Schroeppel
AU - Milad Behbahaninia
AU - Matthew J Martin
AU - Richard Miskimins
AU - Michael W Cripps
AU - Chad M Hall
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/16
JO - Trauma surgery & acute care open
DO - 10.1136/tsaco-2026-002380
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42921143
AB - Emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures are frequent and associated with higher morbidity than elective operations. Improving surgical quality for EGS patients is an admirable goal, which is fraught with several clinical and operational challenges. Surgeons must develop a skillset that is prepared to maintain clinical excellence and overcome the operational challenges that often prevent the initiation of new quality programs. This narrative review is from the Modernization of EGS short course at the 2026 EAST Annual Scientific Assembly. The session is divided into four parts highlighting specific EGS topics: hepatobiliary, alimentary tract, abdominal wall, and special patient populations. Topics were selected to provide current evidence-based approaches to commonly encountered pathological findings and notoriously challenging clinical scenarios. Included are expert opinion sections on the fundamental aspects of building a quality EGS program given by acute care surgery leaders with proven success.
SN - 2397-5776
ER -