Welcome
Welcome to the UTRGV Trauma Surgery Department Protocol Manual. Intended to be a collection of Trauma, ACS, Critical Care and General Surgery Protocols and Procedures to streamline and standardize care for all surgical patients at UTRGV Valley Baptist. We aim to work with consulting services to establish guidelines and common practices regarding a wide range of presentations and pathologies. Priorities will be Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Protocols and Procedures but this will be expanded to include ACS and General Surgery protocols. These will be living, breathing documents subject to change and revision as newer, better practices emerge and as resources at this institution expand. Collaboration between Surgery residents and Attendings will make this an extremely valuable resource for the care of surgical patients here at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. -Robert Diaz MD