Establishment of “Acute Care Surgery Center”

Abstract

We established the first “Acute Care Surgery Center” in Japan, which provides trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care. This center was founded by Senshu Trauma and Critical Care Center (STCCC) and the Department of Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center (RGMC). At this center, STCCC treats patients requiring intensive care, while RGMC will treat those who require endoscopic surgery or do not need intensive care. The Acute Care Surgery Center specializes in treatment of patients who have undergone trauma or require emergency surgery with intensive care. This center can also manage patients with various other ailments who do not need intensive care. It is critical that an Acute Care Surgery center maintains a good balance of trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care. This center can be used as a model center that provides a new type of acute care surgery in Japan.