The role and value of surgical critical care, an essential component of Acute Care Surgery, in the Affordable Care Act: A report from the Critical Care Committee and Board of Managers of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-26

  Frankel, Heidi L ^a   Butler, Karyn L ^b   Cuschieri, Joseph ^c   Friese, Randall S ^d   Huynh, Toan ^e   Mohr, Alicia M ^f   Schinco, Miren A ^g   Napolitano, Lena M ^h   Britt, L D ⁱ   Coimbra, Raul ^j   Croce, Martin A ^k   Davis, James W ^l   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^m   Moore, Ernest E ⁿ   Morris, John A ⁿ   Peitzman, Andrew B ^o   Pruitt, Basil A ^p   Rozycki, Grace S ^q   Scalea, Thomas M ^a   Meredith, J Wayne ^d  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁱ EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^m VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ Denver General Medical Center   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^q EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864256454     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31825a78d5     Document Type: Article

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