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Clinical Practice

The ACS offers a number of resources on clinical topics that surgeons and surgical teams can immediately put into practice.

Clinical Practice

Clinical Practice Resources

ACS TQP Best Practices Guidelines
Trauma Programs

ACS TQP Best Practices Guidelines

Download the latest Best Practice Guidelines, the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury, for new evidence and novel insights on managing TBI.
Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum
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Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum

The Military Clinical Readiness Curriculum is designed for a general surgeon deployed to a relatively far-forward battlefield base.
A Practical Guide to Managing Breast Cancer for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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A Practical Guide to Managing Breast Cancer for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

A Practical Guide to Managing Breast Cancer for Low- and Middle-Income Countries distills the essence of managing breast cancer into a pragmatic form.
Gastrointestinal Surgical Emergencies
Publications

Gastrointestinal Surgical Emergencies

Gastrointestinal Surgical Emergencies textbook about the signs and symptoms of surgical diseases commonly encountered in emergency gastrointestinal surgery.

The Latest from the ACS

Read recent ACS Brief and Bulletin articles focused on specialty topics. 

Article Offers Evidence-Based Review of LUMINA Trial

The review focused on the findings of the LUMINA trial that were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Risk of Emergency Operation Is Low for Recurrent Appendicitis

A population-based cohort study was designed to document long-term outcomes following nonoperative management of appendicitis.

Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair All Provide Excellent Outcomes

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed worldwide.

Apply for 2025 ACS Mastery in General Surgery Program

The Mastery in General Surgery Program aims to provide valuable experience as surgeons launch their careers.

POTTER Risk Calculator Is Accurate and User-Friendly for EGS Laparotomy Patients

Authors reported outcomes of a prospective study that intended to validate the POTTER risk calculator.

What Is the Optimal Delay Interval between Myocardial Infarction and Needed Noncardiac Surgery?

Authors sought to determine the safest period of delay for patients requiring noncardiac surgery following myocardial infarction.

Optimal Resources and Standards

ACS Quality Programs demonstrate a hospital's dedication to providing surgical teams with the tools and resources they need to put quality at the forefront and to provide the highest-quality care for patients. Each of our program's standards manuals detail the principles and requirements for accreditation/verification.

Quality Verification Program Standards

Quality Verification Program Standards

The ACS QVP standards span all surgical specialties to provide a blueprint for hospitals and systems to build a successful surgical quality program.
Childrens Surgery Verification Standards

Childrens Surgery Verification Standards

Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care details the principles regarding resource standards, QI, safety processes, and data collection.
Commission on Cancer Standards

Commission on Cancer Standards

Commission on Cancer accreditation is granted to facilities that demonstrate compliance with the Optimal Resources for Cancer Care.
Emergency General Surgery Program Standards

Emergency General Surgery Program Standards

The Optimal Resources for Emergency General Surgery manual details elements of emergency general surgical care and quality across nine domains.
Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Standards

Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Standards

This document details the resource standards, quality improvement and safety processes, data collection, and verification process.

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Standards

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program Standards

The MBSAQIP verifies compliance with the revised Optimal Resources for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery that went into effect in October 2022.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Standards

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers Standards

National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers grants accreditation to facilities that show compliance with the Optimal Resources for Breast Care.
Rectal Cancer Program Standards

Rectal Cancer Program Standards

The Optimal Resources for Rectal Cancer Care is used to evaluate program management, clinical services, and quality improvement elements of a program.
Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient

Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient

The VRC program evaluates the care, aligned to the standards and expected scope of practice at each institution.
Vascular Surgery Program Standards

Vascular Surgery Program Standards

The Optimal Resources for Vascular Surgery and Interventional Care offers structure and guidance for hospitals providing inpatient vascular care.
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