title: Admission surgery for the multiple trauma patient. Statistics from a Level I trauma center.
abstract: This is the report on a study of patients admitted to a Level I trauma center. For a description of a trauma unit and a detailed analysis of the perioperative nurse's role in caring for the trauma patient in the OR, please see the accompanying article, "Perioperative nursing care of the multiple trauma patient: When seconds count."
authors.affiliation: Washington (DC) Hospital Center.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Champion
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D010343:Patient Admission; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*