Welcome back to Dr. VG’s Handbook of Emergency Medicine Podcast! I’m Dr. Vishal Gabale, and today, we’re tackling Surgical Emergencies—where every decision matters, and timely intervention can prevent complications or death.
From acute abdomen to vascular catastrophes, surgical emergencies demand quick recognition, stabilization, and decisive action.
In this episode, we’ll cover:
✅ Acute Abdomen – When to Call Surgery? – Identifying perforation, ischemia, and obstruction.
✅ GI Perforation & Bowel Obstruction – Resuscitation, imaging, and surgical decision-making.
✅ Traumatic & Non-Traumatic Hemoperitoneum – Rapid assessment and damage control surgery.
✅ Vascular Emergencies – Aortic dissection, limb ischemia, and ruptured aneurysms.
✅ Soft Tissue Infections & Necrotizing Fasciitis – How to diagnose flesh-eating infections early.
We’ll break down stepwise management, real-world cases, and critical decision points to help you confidently handle surgical emergencies in the ER.
🎧 Subscribe now and let’s keep mastering emergency medicine—one crisis at a time! 🚀
