Education Modules

The Acute Care Surgery Committee has developed a series of education modules to provide a supplemental resource to Acute Care Surgery Fellows. The Education Modules contain the information that the experts in the field feel are the most important topics pertaining to the Acute Care Surgery focus.

There are currently 78 education modules available with more being added regularly. In addition, the ACS Committee is working to make the modules more interactive, so check back often for updates to the content of the modules.

Acute Care Surgery Code for Reimbursement: Critical Care Documentation

Caustic Ingestion

Chylothorax

Rib Fractures

Open Pneumothorax

Pulmonary Parenchymal Injuries

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Damage Control Vascular Surgery

Iatrogenic Vascular Injuries

Urologic Issues: Complications with the Re-do Abdomen

Blunt Cardiac Injury

Vascular Interventions for Hypothermia

Diaphragm Injury

Palliative Care in Critical Illness/Injury

Acute Extremity Compartment Syndrome

Nutrition, Feeding Access and Short Gut

Injury Prevention

Unexpected Cancer

Breast Pathology

Air Embolism

Mangled Extremity

Visceral Vascular Injury

Pleural Infection

Traumatic Brain Injury

Penetration Cervical Vascular Injuries

Ischemic Bowel Disease

Complicated Cholecystitis and Choledocholithiasis

Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries

Parenchymal Lung Disease

Parapneumonic Effustions-Empyema

Acute Care Surgery Coding for Reimbursement: Critical Care Procedures

Level III Trauma Center

Tracheobronchial Injuries

Process Improvement

Vascular Interventions for VTE Prophylaxis and Treatment

Traumatic Esophageal Injury

Lung Abscess

Penetrating Cardiac Injuries

Innominate Artery

Bariatrics

Abdominal Aortic Injury

Non-Traumatic Pericardial Effusion and Pericarditis

Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures

Femoral Artery Injuries

Penetrating Subclavian Vessel Injuries

Acute Ischemia of Extremity

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Anorectal Diseases

Malignant Pleural Effusion

Level I Trauma Center

Retained Hemothorax

Perforated Peptic Ulcer

Gastroesophageal Varices

GI Bleed

Large Bowel Obstruction

Cardiac Tamponade

Sternal Fractures

Esophageal Perforation

Pediatric Trauma for Adult Surgeons

Complicated Hernia following an Open Abdomen

Poplieal Artery Injuries

Massive Hemothorax

Persistant Pneumothorax

Upper Extremity Vascular Injury

Fat Embolism

Sacral Pressure Injury

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Acute Care Surgery Coding for Reimbursement: Modifiers

Paraesophageal Hernia

Pneumatocele

Ascending Aortic Injuries

Severe and Complicated Clostridium difficile

Pelvic Vascular Injuries

Unusual Hernias

Vena Cava Injuries

Difficult Airway

REBOA

Blunt Aortic Injuries