TY - JOUR
T1 - The surgical intensive care unit of the Mount Sinai Hospital
T2 - A brief history focusing on contributions to academic critical care medicine and excellence in patient care
AU - Leibowitz, Andrew B.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The Mount Sinai Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) was founded in 1969. Drs. William Shoemaker and Christopher Bryan-Brown were the first directors. Since it was founded, the SICU has been an integral part of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, providing a wide variety of clinical services including critical care, central line placement, and nutritional consultation. As one of the largest training programs in the United States and a frequent contributor to the medical literature, the SICU has also played a vital role in academic critical care medicine.
AB - The Mount Sinai Hospital Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) was founded in 1969. Drs. William Shoemaker and Christopher Bryan-Brown were the first directors. Since it was founded, the SICU has been an integral part of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, providing a wide variety of clinical services including critical care, central line placement, and nutritional consultation. As one of the largest training programs in the United States and a frequent contributor to the medical literature, the SICU has also played a vital role in academic critical care medicine.
KW - Critical care medicine
KW - History
KW - Intensive care unit
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036147787&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 11832967
AN - SCOPUS:0036147787
SN - 0027-2507
VL - 69
SP - 25
EP - 30
JO - Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
JF - Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
IS - 1-2
ER -