The renaissance of general surgery

摘要

There is no proof that superspecialisation always results in better outcomes for patients. Problems such as boredom, poor undergraduate teaching, high surgeon to patient ratio, high cost, and insufficient cover for emergencies may arise with superspecialisation, Attempts to follow the Western, metropolitan organisation of surgery have impaired surgical service in developing countries, Particular opportunities exist for regeneration of general surgery in rural areas, particularly in developing countries, and in emergency medicine General surgery needs to be recognised as a prestigious branch of surgery and its practitioners respected and paid accordingly.