Surgical Abbreviations

Surgery is a medical science that covers surgical interventions (interventions) throughout the human body. The term “surgery” means the discipline of general surgery. As it is a complex medical discipline , various specialties aimed at the treatment of various organs and systems of the human body have emerged. Depending on this, it is divided into surgical subspecialties and specialties with a surgical focus.

In a sense, these are narrow specialties of general surgery. After Bulgaria’s accession to the EU, the doctor is no longer required to have a degree in general surgery. An exception is the specialty of Military Surgery, for the acquisition of which the doctor must have already recognized specialty in general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and traumatology, etc.

List of Acronyms Related to Surgical

ASDM	Advanced Surgical Design and Manufacture
ASC	Ambulatory Surgical Center
ASCOA	Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America
ASU	Ambulatory Surgical Unit
ABSA	American Board of Surgical Assistants
ACSN	American College of Surgical Neurophysiology
APSA	American Pediatric Surgical Association
ASSO	American Society of Surgical Oncology
AMERICAN-SPEECH-AND-HEARING-ASSOCIATION	American Surgical Hospital Association
ASHA	American Surgical Hospital Association
ASTA	American Surgical Trade Association
ASIR	Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research
ASE	Association for Surgical Education
AVSC	Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception
AST	Association of Surgical Technologists
ASDM	Australian Surgical Design Manufacture Pty Ltd.
BNA	Barrow Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd.
BST	Basic Surgical Training
BASG	Bay Area Surgical Group
BASC	Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center
BRU	Biosurgical Research Unit
BASO	British Association of Surgical Oncologists
BSTA	British Surgical Trades Association
CCP	Canadian Classification of Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Surgical Procedures
CSA	Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates
CTSA	Cardio-Thoracic Surgical Associates
CCRISP	Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient
CUSA	Cavitational Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator
CSA	Central Surgical Association
CCBST	Certificate of Completion of Basic Surgical Training
CFSA	Certified First Surgical Assistant
CSA	Certified Surgical Assistant
CSFA	Certified Surgical First Assistant
CST	Certified Surgical Technologist
CSAI	Children Surgical Aid International
CSF	Children’s Surgical Foundation
DVSC	Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center
DCSU	Day Care Surgical Unit
DSSI	Deep Surgical Site Infection
DSTS	Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills
DSBI	Diagnostic and Surgical Breast Imaging
DSC	Doctor of Surgical Chiropody
ESD	Electrical Surgical Devices
ESU	Electrosurgical Unit
EPGSS	European Postgraduate Gastro-Surgical School
ESSR	European Society for Surgical Research
ESU	Expeditionary Surgical Unit
FST	Fleet Surgical Team
FAST	Flying Ambulance Surgical Trauma
FSH	Forward Surgical Hospital
FST	Forward Surgical Team
FST	Foundation for Surgical Technology
FRSS	Frontline Resuscitative Surgical Suite
GTSC	General Thoracic Surgical Club
GIEESC	Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care
GMSA	Greater Milwaukee Surgical Associates
HSA	Hand Surgical Associates
HNSA	Head & Neck Surgical Associates
HOIST	Higher Surgical Training
HST	Higher Surgical Training
HSIP	HPSA Surgical Incentive Program (US DHHS)
IASO	Indian Association of Surgical Oncologists
ING	Indianapolis Neurosurgical Group
ISC	Inpatient and Surgical Care
ISR	Institute for Surgical Research
ISTB	Institute for Surgical Technologies and Biomechanics
ISR	Institute of Surgical Research
IMSU	Intermediate Medical-Surgical Unit
IATSIC	International Association for Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care
ICSG	International Council of Surgical Gastroenterology
IFSC	International Federation of Surgical Colleges
IMSS	International Museum of Surgical Science
ISTF	International Surgical Thrombosis Forum
ISI	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
ISPTC	Irish Surgical Postgraduate Training Committee
JSS	Japan Surgical Society
JCHST	Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training
JCST	Joint Committee on Surgical Training
JCSNS	Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
JNSA	Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
JSO	Journal of Surgical Oncology
KSHA	Kansas Surgical Hospital Association
KCSA	Kentucky Certified Surgical Assistant
LSA	Licensed Surgical Assistant
LEEP	Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
LSA	Lothian Surgical Audit
LSAS	Lothian Surgical Audit System
MSCL	McIndoe Surgical Centre Limited
MS	Medical Surgical
MSS	Medical Surgical Supply
MSNCB	Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board
MESA	Micro-Surgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
MISA	Mid Illini Surgical Associates
MLSS	Mid-Louisiana Surgical Specialists
MISS	Minimally Invasive Surgical Suite
MIST	Minimally Invasive Surgical Trainer
MASH	Mobile Air Surgical Hospital
MASH	Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
MAST	Mobile Army Surgical Team
MSTT	Mobile Surgical Transport Team
NBSTSA	National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
NSABBP	National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
NSAS-BC	National Surgical Adjuvant Study for Breast Cancer
NSAA	National Surgical Assistant Association
NSH	National Surgical Hospitals
NSQIP	National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
NCW	Neurosurgical Consultants of Washington
NESA	New European Surgical Academy
NSP	Non Surgical Procedure
NSPT	Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy
NSA	Non-surgical Sperm Aspiration
NTOS	North Tampa Outpatient Surgical
NVSA	North Valley Surgical Associates
OVD	Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device
PSH	Past Surgical History
PASA	Pediatric Adolescent Surgical Associates, PC
PSCC	Pediatric Surgical Chiefs of Canada
PSICU	Pediatric Surgical Intensive Care Unit
PSU	Pediatric Surgical Unit
PSH	Prior Surgical History
PISI	Prognostic Index of Surgical Infections
RMS	Rapid Mobile Surgical
RSN	Registered Surgical Nurse
RSO	Resident Surgical Officer
RFSS	RF Surgical Systems
RMNA	Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Alliance
SDSU	Same Day Surgical Unit
SASM	Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality
SASM	Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality
SSPS	Scottish Surgical Paediatric Society
SSVA	Ship Surgical Validation Analysis
SSSU	Short-Stay Surgical Unit
SUSI	Single-Use Surgical Instrument
SFSC	Sioux Falls Surgical Center
SSO	Society of Surgical Oncology
SSA	Southern Surgical Association
STSA	Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
SOST	Special Operations Surgical Team
SGSC	St. George Surgical Center
SMSC	Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic
SOSA	Student Osteopathic Surgical Association
SAU	Surgical Admissions Unit
SAVER	Surgical Anterior Ventricular Endocardial Restoration
SAVR	Surgical Anterior Ventricular Restoration
SBOS	Surgical Blood Order Schedule
SCIP	Surgical Care Improvement Project
SCU	Surgical Care Unit
SCREW	Surgical Case Review
SCREEN	Surgical Case Review
SCR	Surgical Case Review
SEE	Surgical Eye Expeditions
SHDU	Surgical High Dependency Unit
SIMAP	Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association of Pakistan
SICU	Surgical Intensive Care Unit
SLTI	Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc.
SLW	Surgical Licensed Ward
SMTAS	Surgical Manufacturers and Traders Association
SMTA	Surgical Manufacturers and Traders Association
SM	Surgical Margin
SMTL	Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory
SNT	Surgical Navigation Technologies
SN	Surgical Nurse
SNAT	Surgical Nutrition Advisory Team
SGOS	Surgical Operations Squadron
SOI	Surgical Orthotopic Implantation
SOPD	Surgical Out Patient Department
SPDT	Surgical Pathology Diagnostic Testing
SPK	Surgical Penis Kilinik
SPL	Surgical Planning Laboratory
SRS	Surgical Research Society
SRP	Surgical Reversal of Presbyopia
SSI	Surgical Site Infection
STEC	Surgical Technique
STAAR	Surgical Techniques and Applied Research
STICU	Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
SUWA	Surgical Unit without Admission
SWLC	Surgical Weight Loss Center
SWLC	Surgical Weight Loss Clinic
SNICU	Surgical/Neuro-Intensive Care Unit
SST	Surgical/Scrub Technician
SINS	Surgically Induced Necrotising Scleritis
SRES	Surgically Remediable Epilepsy Syndromes
UKCSR	United Kingdom Cardiac Surgical Register
USPE	United Surgical Partners Europe
USPI	United Surgical Partners International
USP	United Surgical Partners International, Inc.
VIST	Vascular Interventional Surgical Trainer
VASOG	Veterans Administration Surgical Oncology Group
VSDS	Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists
VTSI	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgical Interruption
WISH	Weight Institute and Surgical Healthcare
WTSA	Western Thoracic Surgical Association
WIST	Women in Surgical Training
WJSO	World Journal of Surgical Oncology
YNA	York Neurosurgical Associates, PC