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The aim was to explore the experience and practice of on\u2010call general surgeons in the acute repair of OASIs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional, observational questionnaire study was performed. Registrars and consultants participating in an emergency general surgical rota in the UK were included. A 33\u2010item questionnaire was disseminated over a 9\u2010month period from April 2023. A descriptive, thematic analysis of the data was undertaken.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In all, 310 responses were analysed. 42.3% of colorectal respondents (of which 29% were pelvic floor specialists), 24.3% of general surgeons, 16.7% of hepato\u2010biliary surgeons and 13.7% of upper gastrointestinal surgeons were contacted to assist with an acute repair. 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