Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms

Katherine M. Kelley; Nicole Toscano; Mark L. Gestring; Jeannette Capella; Christopher Newton; Marko Bukur; David V. Shatz; Robert D. Winfield; Adam Fox; Mary E. Fallat; Deborah A. Kuhls; Galina Glinik; Jay Doucet; Jonathan Gates; Kyle N. Remick

doi:10.1136/tsaco-2023-001224

Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms

Katherine M. Kelley^*, Nicole Toscano, Mark L. Gestring, Jeannette Capella, Christopher Newton, Marko Bukur, David V. Shatz, Robert D. Winfield, Adam Fox, Mary E. Fallat, Deborah A. Kuhls, Galina Glinik, Jay Doucet, Jonathan Gates, Kyle N. Remick

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Mass casualty events particularly those requiring multiple simultaneous operating rooms are of increasing concern. Existing literature predominantly focuses on mass casualty care in the emergency department. Hospital disaster plans should include a component focused on preparing for multiple simultaneous operations. When developing this plan, representatives from all segments of the perioperative team should be included. The plan needs to address activation, communication, physical space, staffing, equipment, blood and medications, disposition offloading, special populations, and rehearsal.

Original language	English
Article number	e001224
Journal	Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2023-001224
State	Published - 9 Nov 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Kelley, K. M., Toscano, N., Gestring, M. L., Capella, J., Newton, C., Bukur, M., Shatz, D. V., Winfield, R. D., Fox, A., Fallat, M. E., Kuhls, D. A., Glinik, G., Doucet, J., Gates, J., & Remick, K. N. (2023). Disaster planning for a surgical surge: when mass trauma threatens to overwhelm your operating rooms. Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open, 8(1), Article e001224. https://doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2023-001224

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