The role of the surgeon in the care of the critically ill or injured patient.
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.
Rutherford
E J
EJ
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Meyer
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D016638:Critical Illness; D005544:Forecasting; D013502:General Surgery; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010819:Physician's Role; D013663:Teaching