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Training and Certification in Surgical Critical Care: A Position Paper by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE Alam, H. B., Chipman, J. G., Luchette, F. A., Shapiro, M. J., Spain, D. A., Cioffi, W. 2010; 69 (2): 471-474

Abstract

Delivery of Surgical Critical Care in the United States is facing multiple challenges including increasing complexity of care, escalating costs, shortage of well-trained physicians, and controversies about appropriate training and credentialing methods. In this position paper, the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society discusses some of these important issues and suggests a number of possible solutions.

View details for DOI 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e93159

View details for Web of Science ID 000280890800045

View details for PubMedID 20699761