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Doctors, what are the most common emergency operations?
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There are many...: A surgical procedure for which a delay could result in death or permanent impairment of health Examples Open fracture of skull, some gunshot and stab wounds, extensive burns, urinary obstruction, intestinal obstruction, ruptured appendix, twisted ovarian cyst, ruptured fallopian tube, C-section where mother or fetus at risk. I believe appendectomy is most common abdominal emergency.
Answered 11/27/2017
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