title: Preoperative management of patients with major trauma injuries.
abstract: Traumatic injuries require rapid, efficient, and precise diagnose and immediate treatment. Patients with major trauma injuries place special demands on emergency department, OR, and intensive care unit health care providers. Cost-effective and time-efficient management of these patients results in improved patient care and optimal outcomes in this era of shrinking health care dollars. Perioperative nurses need to be aware of the many evolving changes in the preoperative management of patients with major trauma injuries to provide quality care to these patients.
authors.affiliation: Raymond H. Alexander Trauma Center, University Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla, USA.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Clevenger
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tepas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*