Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Role 2 (R2) U.S. military treatment facilities provide lifesaving far forward damage control resuscitation and surgery. Given the austere conditions at R2s, …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The United States has been involved in ongoing combat operations since 2001, the longest period of conflict in the nation's history. This study's intent was …
Abstract: Background: Combat casualties receiving damage control laparotomy at forward deployed, resource-constrained US Military Role 2 surgical units (R2) require multiple …