Nelson Brook V, Talboy Glenn E
Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, USA.
Mo Med. 2010 Sep-Oct;107(5):313-5.
These are uncertain times for general surgery residents. Problems include professional burnout-diminished quality of life, declining reimbursement for services, and erosion of the breath of surgical procedures performed. As a consequence there is a shortage of general surgeons, especially in rural areas. Trauma surgeons are becoming even more scarce. The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) is attempting to address these problems by creation of Acute Care Surgeons. This paper discusses this new type of surgical practice.
对于普通外科住院医师来说，这是充满不确定性的时期。问题包括职业倦怠——生活质量下降、服务报销费用减少，以及所实施外科手术范围的缩减。结果导致普通外科医生短缺，尤其是在农村地区。创伤外科医生变得更加稀缺。美国创伤外科协会（AAST）正试图通过设立急性病治疗外科医生来解决这些问题。本文将探讨这种新型的外科医疗业务。
