Operative trauma in low-resource settings: The experience of Médecins Sans Frontières in environments of conflict, postconflict, and disaster
| Autor: | Khalil Rahman Hazraty, Cheride Kasonga, Evan G. Wong, Miguel Trelles, Adam L. Kushner, Alaa Rahmoun, Mustafa Kamal, Lynette Dominguez, Jean Paul Basimuoneye, Samir Ayobi, Lunick Santiague |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Warfare Adolescent MEDLINE Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Disasters Young Adult Injury prevention medicine Humans Child Retrospective Studies Cause of death business.industry Infant Medical Missions Human factors and ergonomics Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged medicine.disease Child Preschool Surgical Procedures Operative Wounds and Injuries Female Surgery Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | Surgery. 157:850-856 |
| ISSN: | 0039-6060 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.surg.2014.12.021 |
| Popis: | Background Conflicts and disasters remain prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, and injury remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The objective of this study was to describe the operative procedures performed for injury-related pathologies at facilities supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to guide the planning of future responses. Methods A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database of all MSF procedures performed between July 2008 and June 2014 for injury-related indications was completed. Individual data points included country of project and date of procedure; age, patient sex, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists' score of each patient; indication for surgery, including mechanism of injury; operative procedure; operative urgency; operative order; type of anesthesia; and intraoperative mortality. Injury severity was stratified according to operative order and urgency. Results A total of 79,715 procedures were performed in MSF projects that met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 35,756 (44.9%) were performed specifically for traumatic indications across 17 countries. Even after excluding trauma centers, 29.4% (18,329/62,288) of operative cases were for injuries. Operative trauma procedures were performed most commonly for road traffic injuries (29.9%; 10,686/35,756). The most common procedure for acute trauma was extensive wound debridement (31.6%; 3,165/10,022) whereas burn dressings were the most frequent planned reoperation (27.1%; 4,361/16,078). Conclusion Trauma remains an important component of the operative care provided in humanitarian assistance. This review of procedures performed by MSF in a variety of settings provides valuable insight into demographics of trauma patients, mechanisms of injury, and surgical capabilities required in planning resource allocation for future humanitarian missions in low- and middle-income countries. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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