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- Title
Dynamic Insights on Surgical Activity in a New Modern Warfare: The French Role 2 in Bangui, Central African Republic.
- Authors
Barbier, Olivier; Pasquier, Pierre; Racle, Maelle; Baudoin, Yoann; Malgras, Brice
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>In December 2013, France deployed more than 2,000 soldiers in Central African Republic with two main missions, to restore security and to improve the humanitarian situation. The objectives of this article were to analyze the surgical activity of forward surgical teams in Central African Republic over 2 years and to discuss features of training for deployed surgeons.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>From December 5, 2013, to September 30, 2015, we retrospectively reviewed the electronic surgical database. Surgical activity was described as patient status, type of lesion, surgical procedures performed, and anatomic regions involved.<bold>Results: </bold>During this study period, 431 surgical procedures were performed on 401 patients; 66% of the patients were civilians, 26% French soldiers, and 11% foreign soldiers. Surgical procedures were divided into 34% orthopedic activity and 66% general surgery activity. Orthopedic activity was mainly performed during the first months of the operation Sangaris, whereas general surgery occurred after summer 2014 with a return to peacetime.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Our study demonstrated original and dynamic insights into the nature of surgical activity throughout the operation with mainly orthopedic surgery during the initial deployment for management of combat casualties and general surgery later, dedicated to elective surgery for local citizens. These data should enhance staffing, training, and deployment of future surgical teams in combat settings with continuous training programs to maintain specific competences, especially in cases of low surgical activity, such as virtual learning or e-learning that could be developed in the future.
- Subjects
BANGUI (Central African Republic); CENTRAL African Republic; FRANCE; HUMANITARIAN assistance; TISSUE wounds; HEALTH of military personnel; ORTHOPEDIC surgery; ORTHOPEDICS; OPERATIVE surgery; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2017, Vol 182, Issue 3/4, pe1756
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00121