Surgical emergency

Surgical emergency is a medical emergency for which immediate surgical intervention is the only way to solve the problem successfully.

The following conditions are surgical emergencies:


 * Acute trauma

Cardiothoracic
 * Cardiac tamponade
 * Acute airway obstruction
 * Pneumothorax

Gastrointestinal
 * Acute appendicitis
 * Bowel obstruction
 * Gastrointestinal perforation
 * Intestinal volvulus
 * Acute mesenteric ischemia
 * Peritonitis
 * Stercoral perforation

Genitourinary
 * Testicular torsion
 * Urinary retention
 * Paraphimosis
 * Priapism

Gynaecological
 * Ovarian torsion
 * Bleeding ectopic pregnancy
 * Retained abortion

Neurological/Ophthalmic
 * Acute subdural hematoma
 * Retinal detachment

Vascular
 * Ruptured aortic aneurysm
 * Aortic dissection
 * Internal bleeding
 * Limb ischemia