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
2003
Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited
Santaniello JM, Esposito TJ, Luchette FA, Atkian DK, Davis KA, Gamelli RL. Mechanism of injury does not predict acuity or level of service need: field triage criteria revisited. Surgery 2003, 134: 698-703. PMID: 14605632, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(03)00331-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Service, HospitalHumansIntensive Care UnitsOperating RoomsPatient AdmissionRetrospective StudiesTrauma CentersTriageConceptsIntensive care unitTrauma centerCare unitAnatomic factorsTriage criteriaLevel I trauma centerOperating roomI trauma centerMechanism of injuryEmergency department dispositionStudy inclusion criteriaField triage criteriaMechanistic factorsMandatory criteriaTrauma admissionsRetrospective reviewSubsequent complicationsInclusion criteriaTrauma systemField triageAmerican CollegeSurgeons CommitteePhysiologic factorsUndertriageStudy period