Extended scope of practice needed for Australian rural general surgeons: a review of South Australia's rural general surgical caseload and case mix.
Jianliang LiuCaryl LeiJessica L ReidMartin BrueningAdrian AnthonyMarkus Ivo TrochslerGuy John MaddernPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)
The majority of a rural Australian general surgeon's procedures are endoscopic. Operative procedures are mainly general surgery based. It may be beneficial to equip aspiring rural general surgeons to manage basic non-general surgery procedures (urological, vascular, and orthopaedic).