2013
When the ICU is the operating room
Piper GL, Maerz LL, Schuster KM, Maung AA, Luckianow GM, Davis KA, Kaplan LJ. When the ICU is the operating room. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2013, 74: 871-875. PMID: 23425750, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827e9c52.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical intensive care unitOperating roomOperative locationICU casesEmergency general surgery patientsGeneral surgery patientsTotal operative casesType of anesthesiaIntensive care unitMode of ventilationT-testStudent's t-testSurgery patientsCare unitNeuromuscular blockadeAdverse outcomesDeep sedationProcedure typeOperative procedureSurgical proceduresEpidemiologic studiesICU databaseCase volumeLevel ITotal cases
2008
How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills?
Schuster KM, Lopez PP, Greene T, Wheeler K, Soffer D, Habib F, Cohn SM, Schulman CI. How Can Trauma Surgeons Maintain Their Operative Skills? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 65: 387-389. PMID: 18695476, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31817db08f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryElective general surgeryGeneral surgeryOperative experienceTrauma serviceTrauma casesTrauma surgeonsEmergency general surgery casesGeneral surgery consultationOperative skillsGeneral surgery casesOperative trauma casesElective case volumesTrauma operative experienceNeck explorationSurgery consultationRetrospective studyTrauma centerOperative databaseSurgery casesSurgical servicesCase volumeLevel ISurgeryOperative workload