Swiss Trauma & Acute Care Surgery (STACS) Days 2025

Embrace the Diversity of Acute Care Surgery!

On March 13-14, 2025, the 14th STACS Days will be held at the Inselspital, Bern University Hospital. Check out the scientific program of DAY 1 and DAY 2! Registration open!

It is our pleasure to announce Dr.  med. Lukas Widmer, Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg, as the winner of the SwissACS-sponsored participation in the Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET) course 2024. Dr. Widmer was randomly selected as a participant. He will participate as a SwissACS member in this important course for Acute Care Surgeons at the Kantonsspital Luzern.

https://www.luks.ch/veranstaltungen/advanced-surgical-skills-exposure-trauma-asset-3

SwissACS Research Price Award 2024

Congratulations to Marcel Quante for the SwissACS Research Price 2024 of CHF 1000.-!

Prize jury: Prof. Dr. Demetrios Demetriades, Los Angeles, USA; Prof. Dr. Peep Talving, Tallin, Estonia, Prof. Dr. Kenji Inaba, Los Angeles, USA; Prof. Dr. Carmen Pfortmüller, Bern, Switzerland; PD Dr. Tobias Zingg, Lausanne, Switzerland

The research price has been awarded for Lessons learned from ten years of M&M at a Swiss Level I Trauma Center.

Upcoming events with ACS-relevant topics

Emergency Surgery Course

January 17-18, 2025, CHUV, Lausanne

REGISTER NOW for the 1st Swiss edition of the Emergency Surgery Course (17-18.01.2025, CHUV, Lausanne).

The Emergency Surgery Course® is a joint initiative of the European Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery (ESTES) and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). ESC® aims to aid surgeons in non-trauma emergency surgery by providing the know-how and the decision-making skills necessary for daily practice. The course consists of theoretical sessions, case scenarios and state of the art videos. The course is specially designed in an interactive format from the beginning till the end.

The Course will be limited to 30 participants. More info and registration: 

chv.evenementsextra@chuv.ch.

 

More information can be found via this link: www.emergencysurgerycourse.org

Coup d'oeil

Emergency abdominal surgery - Tension pneumopelvis due to rectal perforation

Published October 15, 2019. Authors: Andreas Kohler, MD, Antje Lechleiter, MD

75-years old female patient, presenting with fever and acute lower abdominal pain. The CT scan showed extensive air in retroperitoneal zone III resulting in a collapsed rectum and bilateral urethral obstruction with hydronephrosis. Attempted conservative treatment with endoscopic closure of the rectal perforation, retroperitoneal drainage and antibiotics failed. Subsequently, a Hartmann’s procedure was performed.

Polytrauma - Widened mediastinum

Published: October 25, 2017. Authors: Beat Schnüriger, MD, Tobias Haltmeier, MD

Polytraumatized patient with widened mediastinum on chest X-ray. CT-scan shows sternal and thoracic spine fracture with large hematoma, which is a possible differential diagnosis for a widened mediastinum on chest X-ray.

Emergency abdominal surgery - Gallbladder volvulus

Published: September 29, 2017. Authors: Tobias Haltmeier, MD, Beat Schnüriger, MD

A rare case of gallbladder volvulus. Elderly patient with signs and symptoms of acute cholecystitis. The diagnosis was made by laparoscopy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was subsequently performed.