PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Heena Santry
AU  - Lillian S Kao
AU  - Shahid Shafi
AU  - Lawrence Lottenberg
AU  - Marie Crandall
TI  - Pro-con debate on regionalization of emergency general surgery: controversy or common sense?
AID  - 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000319
DP  - 2019 May 01
TA  - Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
PG  - e000319
VI  - 4
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tsaco.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000319.short
4100  - http://tsaco.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000319.full
SO  - Trauma Surg Acute Care Open2019 May 01; 4
AB  - More than three million patients every year develop emergency general surgical (EGS) conditions and this number is rising. EGS diseases range from straightforward to potentially life-threatening, and if severe or complex may require extensive resources. Given the looming surgeon shortage and concerns about access to care, regionalization of EGS care, in a manner similar to trauma care, has been proposed. We present a unique pro–con debate highlighting the salient arguments for and against regionalization of EGS care in the USA.