Background In the spring of 2008, St. Boniface General Hospital in Winnipeg, Man., created
an acute care surgical service (ACSS) designed to improve care for emergent, nontrauma …

Abstract Introduction In January 2012 an acute care surgery (ACS) model was introduced at
St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The goal of implementing an ACS service …

BACKGROUND: In July 2007, we introduced an acute care surgery service to an academic
department of surgery staffed in a prearranged, dedicated rotation by critical care-trained …

BACKGROUND: The acute care surgery model is a novel notion in the provision of
emergency general surgery. To date, several studies have analyzed the effects on patient …

BACKGROUND: This study evaluated how implementation of an acute care emergency
surgery service (ACCESS) affected key determinants of emergency department (ED) length …

Acute care surgery (ACS) programs have emerged mainly at academic medical centers to
provide timely care for emergency general surgery and trauma patients. We hypothesized …

BACKGROUND Hospital length of stay (LOS) is currently recognized as a key quality
indicator. We sought to investigate how much of the LOS variation in the high-risk group of …

BACKGROUND: Patients who undergo emergency operations represent a high-risk
population and have been shown to have a high risk of poor outcomes. Little is known …

Background Acute surgical units have gained favour in A ustralia and N ew Z ealand.
However, there is a lack of evidence regarding their effectiveness in regional centres. We …

Abstract Background The Acute Surgical Unit (ASU) is a recent change in management of
acute general surgical patients in hospitals worldwide. In contrast to traditional management …