Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Surgical emergency
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Surgical emergency is a medical emergency which requires immediate surgical intervention (the only way to solve the problem successfully).
Classification
Classification
The following conditions are surgical emergencies:
- Accidental amputation
- Acute airway obstruction
- Acute appendicitis
- Acute mesenteric ischemia
- Acute subdural hematoma
- Acute trauma
- Aortic dissection
- Bleeding ectopic pregnancy
- Bowel obstruction
- Cardiac tamponade
- Internal bleeding
- Intestinal volvulus
- Limb ischemia
- Paraphimosis
- Peritonitis
- Pneumothorax
- Priapism
- Retained abortion
- Ruptured aortic aneurysm
- Stercoral perforation
- Testicular torsion
- Urinary retention
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]