General surgery

Conditions

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all conditions for outpatient services and does not exclude consideration for referral unless specifically stipulated in the CPC out of scope section.

Paediatric services

Referrals for children and young people should follow the Children’s Health Queensland referral guidelines.

If any of the following are present or suspected, phone 000 to arrange immediate transfer to the emergency department or seek emergent medical advice if in a remote region.

• Suspected strangulation/incarceration or obstruction of any hernia
• Acute, severe abdominal pain with or without associated sepsis
• New onset of obstructive jaundice
• Acute painful perianal conditions
• Acute cholecystitis
• Gallstones with symptoms of cholangitis
• Acute pancreatitis
• Bowel obstruction
• Severe per rectum bleeding
• Acute painful perianal conditions with intractable pain
• Perianal abscess
• Acute abscess at any site
• Bowel perforation
• Acute testicular pain

Out of scope services

Not all services are funded in the Queensland public health system. The following are not routinely provided in a public General Surgery service.

• Aesthetic or cosmetic surgery
• Abdominal lipectomy
• Breast reduction / augmentation
• Appearance medicine
• Vasectomy
• Reversal of vasectomy
• Primary bariatric surgery

Clinic details

Specialists list