Interfacility Transfer Guidelines for Patients With Isolated Facial Trauma—From Problem to Solution-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Interfacility Transfer Guidelines for Patients With Isolated Facial Trauma—From Problem to Solution

Published:2024-05-01 Issue:5 Volume:150 Page:363
ISSN:2168-6181
Container-title:JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
language:en
Short-container-title:JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Author:

Lear George¹,Strong Edward Bradley²,Pontell Matthew Evan³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

2. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento

3. Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee

4. Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Abstract

This Viewpoint discusses the need to implement proposed guidelines for facial trauma assessment to prevent unnecessary interfacility transfer of patients with facial trauma despite most such patients having injuries that do not require surgical intervention.

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Link

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/articlepdf/2817164/jamaotolaryngology_lear_2024_vp_240002_1714577507.03588.pdf

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