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Abstract：
Acute care surgery (ACS) encompasses five major pillars - trauma, surgical critical care, emergency general surgery, elective general surgery and surgical rescue. The specialty continues to evolve and due to high-acuity, high-volume and around-the-clock care, the workload can be significant leading to workforce challenges such as rightsizing of staff, work-life imbalance, surgeon burnout and more. To address these challenges and ensure a stable workforce, ACS as a specialty must be deliberate and thoughtful about how it manages workload and workforce going forward. In this article, we address the importance, benefits and challenges of defining full-time equivalence for ACS as a method to establish a stable ACS workforce for the future.
摘要：
急性护理手术（ACS）包括五大支柱-创伤，外科重症监护,急诊普外科,择期普外科和外科抢救。专业继续发展，由于高敏锐度，高容量和全天候护理，工作量可能很大，导致员工队伍面临挑战，如员工规模合适，工作与生活的不平衡,外科医生倦怠和更多。为了应对这些挑战并确保稳定的员工队伍，ACS作为一个专业，必须对它如何管理工作量和劳动力进行深思熟虑。在这篇文章中,我们处理的重要性，将ACS的全职等效定义为未来建立稳定的ACS劳动力的方法的好处和挑战。
