Acute Abdominal Pain for the General Physician - who, when and how to refer to the on-call surgeon
Knight, J.S.; Lamparelli, M.J.
Acute Medicine 4(1): 37-39
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21655515 Document Number: 10750
Patients with abdominal pain are most frequently referred to the on-call surgical team, but there are occasions when physicians may be required to assess, investigate or treat such patients. This article aims to equip non-surgeons with the skills to undertake an appropriate initial assessment and consider the most appropriate selection, timing and mode of referral to the surgical team.
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