Surgeons

Acute Care

This area focuses on the efforts to provide a more consistent and efficient care for patients requiring emergent surgical procedure in the near future. The most commonly observed conditions are perforations of the gastrointestinal tract, skin structure infections, acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis and infections of the liver and bile ducts, and bowel obstructions. This is a multispecialty area comprising of surgeons treating burns, trauma surgery, and emergency general surgery and provide supportive care in the intensive care unit.  The scope of service encompasses trauma, surgical critical care, emergency general surgery, burn critical care, surgical nutrition support, and surgical infectious diseases. Acute Care Service takes care of patients with severe illness caused due to infections, pain due to complex surgical procedures, and for those who had organ transplants.