Structure and Function of a Trauma Intensive Care Unit: a Report From the Trauma Icu Prevalence Project (TRIPP)

Background Specialized trauma ICU (TICU) care impacts patient outcomes. Few studies describe where and how TICU care is delivered. We performed an assessment of TICU structure and function at a sample of U.S. trauma center TICUs. Methods This was a multicenter study in which participants supplied information about their trauma centers, staff, clinical protocols, processes of care, and study TICU (the ICU admitting the majority of trauma patients). Results 45 Level 1 trauma centers trauma centers enrolled through the AAST multi-institutional trials platform; 71.1% had

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