Changing models of care for emergency surgical and trauma patients in Singapore
Singapore medical journal
; : 282-286, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
The last 15 years have seen changing patterns of injury in emergency surgery and trauma patients. The ability to diagnose, treat and manage these patients nonoperatively has led to a decline in interest in trauma surgery as a career. In addition, healthcare systems face multiple challenges, including limited resources, an ageing population and increasing subspecialisation of medical care, while maintaining government-directed standards and managing public expectations. In the West, these challenges have led to the emergence of a new subspecialty, 'acute care surgery', with some models of care providing dedicated acute surgical units or separating acute and elective streams with the existing manpower resources. The outcomes for emergency surgery patients and efficiency gains are promising. In Singapore, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital has implemented its first dedicated acute surgical unit. This article outlines the evolution of acute care surgery and its relevance to Asia.
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Assunto principal:
Admissão do Paciente
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Médicos
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Singapura
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Cirurgia Geral
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Centros de Traumatologia
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Modelos Organizacionais
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Cuidados Críticos
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Medicina de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Singapore medical journal
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article