Surgical emergency

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

The following conditions are surgical emergencies:


 * Acute trauma
 * Accidental amputation
 * Acute appendicitis
 * Ruptured aortic aneurysm
 * Aortic dissection
 * Bleeding ectopic pregnancy
 * Bowel obstruction
 * Internal bleeding
 * Intestinal volvulus
 * Cardiac tamponade
 * Acute subdural hematoma
 * Acute airway obstruction
 * Limb ischemia
 * Acute mesenteric ischemia
 * Pneumothorax
 * Paraphimosis
 * Peritonitis
 * Priapism
 * Retained abortion
 * Stercoral perforation
 * Testicular torsion
 * Urinary retention