Tisherman S A, Darby J, Peitzman A B
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
Surg Clin North Am. 2000 Jun;80(3):783-90, vii. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(05)70095-5.
The ICU plays a pivotal role in the care of the critically injured patient. From the resuscitative phase of care through the life-support phases and finally the recovery phase, advances in ICU care have been made in recent years. As a result, an improved outcome for traumatically injured patients often is seen, and the third peak in the trimodal distribution of trauma deaths has been affected significantly.
