Citation

Crandall ML, Esposito TJ, Reed RL, Gamelli RL, Luchette FA. Arch. Surg. (1960) 2010; 145(12): 1171-1175.

Affiliation

Loyola University Medical Center, Bldg 110, Room 3276, Maywood, IL 60153. tesposi@lumc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/archsurg.2010.264

PMID

21173291

Abstract

While the majority of transfers occur at greater than the mandated 2-hour interval, the most seriously injured patients are reaching definitive care within 2 hours. Markers of acuity for patients transferred at greater than 2 hours parallel those of the general trauma patient population. These data suggest that, in this system, provider-determined transfer time that exceeds 2 hours has no adverse effect on patient outcome. It appears to accomplish recognition and rapid transport of the most seriously ill. This may obviate the need for onerous system mandates that are not feasible or have poor compliance.

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