Tertiary survey of the trauma patient in the intensive care unit

Authors
Grossman, MD Born, C
Citation
Md. Grossman et C. Born, Tertiary survey of the trauma patient in the intensive care unit, SURG CL NA, 80(3), 2000, pp. 805
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00396109 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(200006)80:3<805:TSOTTP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
This article describes the transition from acute trauma resuscitative care to ICU care. During this transition, the tertiary survey identifies and cat alogs all injuries. The timing and efficacy of this survey are affected by the need for ongoing resuscitation and clinical factors that may interfere with performance of the survey. These factors are described, and a framewor k for performance of the survey is provided.