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Raising the Bar: Caring for a New Class of Patients. Evan M. Renz, MD, FACS Burn – Trauma – Surgical Critical Care. United States Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center. D ISCLAIMER. Any views, opinions, and assertions presented herein are not necessarily
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Raising the Bar: Caring for a New Class of Patients Evan M. Renz, MD, FACS Burn – Trauma – Surgical Critical Care United States Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center
DISCLAIMER • Any views, opinions, and assertions presented herein are not necessarily those of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. • This presentation was approved by security review. • The presenter has no conflicts of interest to disclose. WARNING This presentation contains graphic images of traumatic injuries
A New Class of Patients What Remains the Same What Has Changed More injuries are treatable and survivable Advanced care much far foreward Care has improved Expectations are much higher (Preventability) QA/QM involved • Injuries are devastating • Severity drives Urgency (at least most of the time) • Measured/monitored vital signs relatively unchanged • Some patients will die • Only Winner in War is Medicine
Devastating Injuries Earlier Intervention
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