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Patient CareWashington University surgeons in
the Section of Acute and Critical Care Surgery focus on injuries, emergency
general surgery and critical care. They staff a regional referral center that
receives critically ill patients (often transported by air) from accident
scenes and emergency rooms or inpatient treatment facilities at community
hospitals. Barnes-Jewish Hospital – with care provided by these surgeons
– has been designated as a Level I Trauma Center by the State of Missouri
and is the only St. Louis area hospital to earn Level I verification by the
American College of Surgeons (ACS). Surgeons in this section
– all of whom are board certified in general surgery and advanced
trauma life support – coordinate the care of all adult trauma
patients referred to the medical center. They care for patients
with all general surgical emergencies (such as appendicitis or bowel
obstruction), including those associated with critical illness (such
as acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis). They are expert
in the treatment of patients with acute injuries (such as those
acquired in auto crashes and industrial incidents), thermal injuries
(burns from heat, cold, chemical or electrical incidents), and those
requiring emergency surgery. According to the Society of Critical
Care Medicine, nearly 80 percent of all Americans will experience a critical
illness or injury as a patient, family member or friend of a patient. The
goal of surgeons in the Acute and Critical Care Surgery section is to provide
the earliest and best possible treatment to critically ill and injured patients,
whose medical care in the first few hours after an injury can have a profound
effect on outcome. Related Information Location
Telephone
John
P. Kirby, M.D., F.C.C.W.S., F.A.C.S.
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