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General Surgery and Trauma
General surgery has been divided over the past decade into an increasing number of sub-specialties. This has been due to the increasingly specialist nature of all surgery, and the need for individual surgeons to develop their skills in these specialist areas.
The general surgical service remains for the treatment of patients with emergency problems. Emergency conditions covered by the general surgical service range from non-specific abdominal pain and abscesses to life-threatening conditions such as acute abdominal bleeding and ruptured spleen.
On the John Radcliffe Hospital site there is a specialist assessment and treatment unit for surgical emergencies, the Surgical Emergency Unit| (SEU). The unit provides dedicated triage and assessment for patients presenting with surgical problems, and patients requiring admission are housed within the unit. The SEU provides a single service from assessment to discharge, ensuring patients receive high quality, efficient care.
There are ten surgeons who provide general surgical emergency treatment at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
On the Horton General Hospital site, emergency patients are assessed in the emergency department. Inpatient care is provided on E ward, a dedicated 26 bed surgical ward.
Four surgeons provide general surgical emergency treatment at the Horton General Hospital.
The following subspecialties form part of general surgery:
The general surgery service also manages:
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John Radcliffe Hospital
The Surgical Emergency Unit at the John Radcliffe is located on level 6 of the main hospital. From the lift lobby follow the signs for SEU along the C/D corridor.
Emergency patients
Horton General Hospital
E ward at the Horton General Hospital is located along the lower corridor of the site.