Does Practice Match Training? Consultation Practices in Surgical Critical Care

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INTRODUCTION: Intensive care unit (ICU) patient and provider attributes may prompt specialty consultation. We sought to determine practice patterns of surgical critical care (SCC) physicians for ICU consultation.

METHODS: We surveyed American Association for the Surgery of Trauma members. Various diagnoses were listed under each of nine related specialties. Respondents were asked for which conditions they would consult a specialist. Conditions were cross-referenced with the SCC fellowship curriculum. Other perspectives on practice and consultation were queried.

RESULTS: 314 physicians (18.6%) responded (68% male; 79% White; 96.2% surgical intensivist); 284 (16.8%) completed all questions. Percentage of clinical time practicing SCC was 26-50% in 57% and >50% in 14.5%. ICUs were closed (39%), open (25%), or hybrid (36%). Highest average confidence ratings (1 = least, 5 = most) for managing select conditions were ventilator, 4.64; palliative care, 4.51; infections, 4.44; organ donation, hemodynamics (tie), 4.31; lowest rating was myocardial ischemia, 3.85. Consults were more frequent for Cardiology, Hematology, and Neurology; less frequent for nephrology, palliative care, gastroenterology, infectious disease, and pulmonary; and low for curriculum topics (<25%) except for infectious diseases and palliative care. Attending staffing 24 h/day was associated with a lower mean number of topics for consultation (mean 24.03 versus 26.31, P = 0.015).

CONCLUSIONS: ICU consultation practices vary based on consultant specialty and patient diagnosis. Consultation is most common for specialty-specific diseases and specialist interventions, but uncommon for topics found in the SCC curriculum, suggesting that respondents' scope of practice closely matched their training.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:288

Enthalten in:

The Journal of surgical research - 288(2023) vom: 21. Aug., Seite 71-78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michetti, Christopher P [VerfasserIn]
Evans, Susan L [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Niels D [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Salman [VerfasserIn]
Greene, Wendy R [VerfasserIn]
Codner, Panna A [VerfasserIn]

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Consult
Consultation
Intensive care unit
Journal Article
Surgical critical care
Survey

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Date Completed 15.05.2023

Date Revised 31.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jss.2023.02.019

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NLM354532499