1 Sep 2019Editorial
Training in Emergency Surgery
Francesco Ceci 1Stefano Calderale 2Giovanbattista Catalini 3Giuseppe Grezia 4Luisella Fogato 5Rinaldo Marzaioli 6Franco Stagnitti 2
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Article Info
1 General Surgery Department “Fiorini” Hospital Terracina, ASL, Latina, Italy
2 General and Emergency Surgery “Sapienza” University, Roma, Italy
3 General Surgery Department “S. Maria della Pietà” Hospital Camerino, AV3MC ASUR Marche, Italy
4 Emergency Surgery “Landolfi” Hospital, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy
5 General Surgery Department “S. Maria della Misericordia” Hospital, USL 5, Polesana, Rovigo, Italy
6 Videolaparoscopic General Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organs Transplant “A. Moro” Bari University, Bari, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2019, 90(5), 382-384;
Published: 1 Sep 2019
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Abstract
Although emergency surgery accounts for 50% of the surgery cases in hospitals in Italy, in 57% of the hospitals emergency surgery is not performed by a dedicated team. In Europe, numerous surveys have shown that 50% of the young surgeons desire a more complete training in emergency general surgery (EGS). A survey conducted by the Association of Surgeons in training in the UK has shown that trainees want greater competence in EGS (92.4%) through the adoption of specific programs and training protocols. The Italian Society of Emergency Surgery and Trauma (SICUT)) has decided to try to make up for this lack of training by organizing specific courses that can serve as a training pathway in EGS.
Keywords
- Emergency Surgery
- Training
