Table 1.

Indications for STICU admission

Hemodynamic instability requiring vasoactive drips

Fluid resuscitation needing invasive monitoring

Severe hypoxia necessitating complex ventilatory management

High risk patients defined by 2 or more of the following:

multisystem trauma

complex pelvic fractures

elderly with pre-existing coronary, pulmonary or peripheral vascular disease

Patients status post damage control surgery with open abdomens or chests

Actively bleeding and/or coagulopathy requiring aggressive blood/fluid replacement or correction of hypothermia

Significant penetrating trauma to chest and/or torso

STICU: Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit