Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) injuries are quite common in the United States, around 1 million a year, and are frequently transferred for a specialist evaluation. But does every CMF injury require transfer to a specialist?
Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,” discusses a new investigation of the necessity, cost, and effects of emergency transfers for patients with craniomaxillofacial trauma.
Read the May 2020 PRS #PlasticSurgery article, “Unnecessary Interfacility Transfers for Craniomaxillofacial Trauma” Pontell, Colazo, and Drolet.
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