Trends in Surgical Critical Care Training Among General Surgery Residents: Pursuing an Ideal Curriculum.

Background: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) provides no specific guidelines for surgical critical care (SCC) training during general surgery residency. Growing emphasis is placed on this experience with increasing case requirements and dedicated SCC content on board certification exams.

Methods: A digital survey was distributed to ACGME-accredited general surgery residencies via email.

Utility of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Trauma and Acute-Care Surgical Patients.

Context: Since 2013, prothrombin complex concentrate (PCCs) have been approved in the United States for the reversal of anticoagulation induced by vitamin K antagonists. However, there has been limited investigation into their use in trauma and acute-care surgery (ACS).

Objective: To investigate the role that 4-factor PCC may have in reversing anticoagulation in the setting of trauma and ACS.