Effective triage can ameliorate the deleterious effects of delayed transfer of trauma patients from the emergency department to the ICU.

David Richardson; Glen Franklin; Ariel Santos; Brian Harbrecht; Dan Danzl; Royce Coleman; Jason Smith; Frank Miller; Kelly McMasters

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Effective triage can ameliorate the deleterious effects of delayed transfer of trauma patients from the emergency department to the ICU.

August 18, 2010

Richardson D, Franklin G, Santos A, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;208(5):671-678; discussion 678-681.

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Prolonged length of stay in the emergency department was not associated with adverse clinical outcomes in this study of trauma patients.

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