Surgical emergency

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

The following conditions are surgical emergencies:

• Acute trauma
• Accidental amputation
• Acute appendicitis
• Ruptured aortic aneurysm
• Aortic dissection
• Bleeding ectopic pregnancy
• Bowel obstruction
• Internal bleeding
• Gastrointestinal perforation
• Intestinal volvulus
• Cardiac tamponade
• Acute subdural hematoma
• Acute airway obstruction
• Limb ischemia
• Acute mesenteric ischemia
• Pneumothorax
• Paraphimosis
• Peritonitis
• Retinal detachment
• Priapism
• Retained abortion
• Stercoral perforation
• Testicular torsion
• Urinary retention

See also

• List of medical emergencies
• Advanced Trauma Life Support

References

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