Key result
A report from the AAST highlights a significant shortfall of surgical intensivists in the U.S., with only 2586 certified surgeons and 160 surgical critical care fellows in 2009.
Population
Surgical critical care workforce in the U.S.
Design
Review
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May constrain trauma critical care capacity; leaves open optimal solutions such as regionalization.
Highlights the critical shortage of surgical intensivists in the U.S. and discusses potential solutions including regionalization of critical care services.
Napolitano et al. (2010) conducted a review in Surgical critical care workforce shortage. A report from the AAST highlights a significant shortfall of surgical intensivists in the U.S., with only 2586 certified surgeons and 160 surgical critical care fellows in 2009.
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