Emergency Surgery

Overview

Emergency surgery is operative intervention performed without delay to treat an acute, life- or limb-threatening condition, where postponement would risk irreversible harm or death. It is distinguished from elective surgery by its unscheduled nature, compressed preoperative assessment, and the frequent need to operate before a complete diagnostic workup is possible. Common indications span abdominal catastrophes such as perforation, obstruction, ischaemia, uncontrolled haemorrhage, and complicated appendicitis; obstetric emergencies including emergency caesarean delivery; penetrating and blunt trauma; and acute infection requiring source control. Decision-making balances rapid resuscitation, physiological stabilisation, and the timing of intervention, while anticipating higher complication and mortality rates than in planned operations. The work gathered here reflects this breadth: restoration of bowel continuity after an emergency Hartmann's procedure, prerequisites for emergency laparoscopic surgery in colorectal cancer, management of orbitocranial foreign-body injury, emergency caesarean outcomes and associated surgical-site infection, and the disruption of surgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-cutting concerns include access to timely operative care, task-sharing in resource-limited settings, perioperative infection prevention, fluid management, and post-operative recovery. As a discipline, emergency surgery integrates acute care surgery, trauma management, and critical care to deliver definitive treatment under time pressure.

Research published in this journal

9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 9 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Utilization of quality antenatal care and associated factors among immediate postnatal women in Jimma town public hospitals, Oromia, Ethiopia. Cross Sectional Study Design
  2025 ·
• The Impact of an Evidence-Based Bundle on Cesarean Section-Related Surgical Site Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial
  Aditya Gan et al. · 2024 · Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Causes of adverse outcomes in acute intestinal obstruction
  2023 · Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
• Proportion and associated factors of maternal complications of cesarean sections among mothers who deliver at Bahir Dar City Public Specialized Hospitals, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  2023 · BMC Women's Health
• Proportion and associated factors of maternal complications of cesarean sections among mothers who deliver at Bahir Dar City Public Specialized Hospitals, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
  2023 · BMC Women s Health
• Implementation of Regulation About Enhanced Recovery After Caesarean Surgery in Indonesia: A Literature Review
  2023 · Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA
• Causes of adverse outcomes in acute intestinal obstruction
  2023 · Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
• Pengaruh Pemberian Antibiotik terhadap Tanda Infeksi Daerah Operasi Superfisial dan Lama Tinggal Pasien Sectio Caesaria
  2021 · Jurnal Biomedika dan Kesehatan

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