Readmissions are common following emergency general surgery, according to a study in JAMA Surgery, but rates varied widely depending on patient factors and diagnosis. Researchers from Boston-based ...

Acute care surgery and emergency general surgery represent evolving, multidisciplinary fields that address time‐sensitive surgical conditions. These specialties integrate aspects of trauma management, ...

Nearly one in five older emergency general surgery patients were readmitted to a hospital other than the one where their original procedure was performed, according to a study published in JAMA ...

A new robotic-assisted surgery programme at St John's Hospital in Limerick city has broadened patient access to advanced ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk surgery had an eightfold increase in odds for death and a fourfold increase in odds for postoperative ...

Among patients hospitalized for an emergency general surgery (EGS) condition, primary care follow-up within 30 days of discharge was associated with a significant reduction in readmission rates, ...

The hospital, in Ocean Breeze, will be the only facility on Staten Island using exclusively Da Vinci 5 systems for robotic surgery once all five systems arrive. Surgeons have already begun using the ...

Rachel Tussey's tummy tuck was successful, her doctor said. But something went wrong as she was recovering at a surgery center, her family said.