Figure 2.

Surgical exposure in elective, emergent and trauma conditions. The majority of trauma patients are managed non-operatively, as influenced bu adjacent specialties such as interventional radiology. Including emergent conditions in the surgical armamentarium would ensure a wider range of surgical exposure and experience with critically ill patients, while including elective cases would ensure technical skills training and a better working lifestyle.

Søreide Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009 17:4   doi:10.1186/1757-7241-17-4
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