Laura J. Moore • Krista L. Turner • S. Rob Todd
Editors

2013

Acute care surgery is a rapidly evolving specialty that encompasses emergency general surgery, care of the injured patient, and surgical critical care. There is a growing demand for access to emergency surgical services. Unfortunately, this increased demand for emergency surgeons has been accompanied by a declining number of surgeons willing to take emergency general surgery calls. The fi eld of acute care surgery has developed in response to this need for reliable access to emergency surgical care.