Provision of acute and elective general surgical care at a tertiary facility in the era of subspecialisation

Background. The need for an acute care and general surgical unit (ACGSU) to provide care for patients previously managed on an ad hoc basis by subspecialist units was recognised by the provincial government of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, the management of Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) an...

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Main Authors: N Almgla, J Venter, D de Villiers, S Rayamajhi, J Kloppers, J Klopper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12098/8270