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Surgery: Where is the line between emergency surgical procedures that can be performed in the ER/ED and those that must be done in an OR?
I am curious about something. Where is the line between emergency surgical procedures that can be performed in the ER/ED and those that must be done in an OR?
Emergency surgical procedures that require immediate attention and can be performed in an ER/ED include trauma cases, lacerations, and fractures. Procedures that are more complex or require general anesthesia, such as open-heart surgery, need to be performed in an OR.