Are trauma patients better off in a trauma ICU?
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Are trauma patients better off in a trauma ICU?
UNLABELLED There is very little data on the value of specialized intensive care unit (ICU) care in the literature. To determine if specialize ICU care for the trauma patient improved outcomes in this patient population. Level I Trauma Center Compared outcomes of trauma patients treated in a surgical trauma ICU (STICU) to those treated in non- trauma ICUs (non-STICU). Retrospective review of tra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.43183