This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Brundage, S. I Articles by Maier, R. V Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Trauma intensive care

Surgical Emergency Center Services, Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

Ronald V Maier

Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Management of the traumatically injured patient in the intensive care unit is a complex and challenging area of general surgery. The problems encountered in the intensive care unit are the source of exciting clinical and basic science research. The future of caring for the severely injured patient suffering from the complications of trauma will undoubtedly further bond the art of clinical medicine to the accomplishments of developing technology and molecular biology.

Key Words: trauma • intensive care • management

Trauma, Vol. 2, No. 1, 19-31 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/146040860000200103


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?