Rutherford E J, Meyer A A
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Adv Surg. 1992;25:175-88.
The role of the surgeon in the ICU has the potential to move in two different directions. Inattention or a lack of commitment by surgery as a discipline will lead to withdrawal from the critical care setting. This would be a significant loss for surgery as well as for future generations of surgeons. Surgery instead may commit to a greater interest and involvement in ICUs, which would help to continue the surgeon's active role in all aspects of medical progress.
外科医生在重症监护病房（ICU）中的角色可能朝着两个不同方向发展。作为一门学科，外科如果疏忽或缺乏投入，将导致其从重症监护领域退出。这对外科以及未来几代外科医生来说都将是重大损失。相反，外科可能会致力于对ICU产生更大的兴趣并更多地参与其中，这将有助于外科医生在医学进步的各个方面继续发挥积极作用。
