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What should you do before going ahead with any emergency surgery? Verify diagnosis and alternative treatments with two other competent doctors. Document the findings of three separate doctors separately. Experience has revealed that an individual who knows how to make an eight-inch incision and closing in three layers. This individual is claiming to be surgeon specialist. A surgical technician knows more than these skills. Correct diagnosis of a human in various healthcare settings with various options of treatment is a prerequisite for all medical doctors. Surgical Emergencies 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: Abscesses Acute airway obstruction Acute appendicitis Acute mesenteric ischemia Acute subdural hematoma Acute trauma Aortic dissection Appendicitis Bleeding ectopic pregnancy Bowel obstruction Cardiac tamponade Cholecystitis (gallbladder infection) Diverticulitis Gastrointestinal perforation Incarcerated hernia Internal bleeding Intestinal blockage/obstruction Intestinal volvulus Limb ischemia Paraphimosis Peritonitis Pneumothorax Retained abortion Retinal detachment Ruptured aortic aneurysm Stercoral perforation Testicular torsion Thrombosed hemorrhoids Urinary retention Here are further guidelines. |