Complications of Combat Blast Injuries and Wounds

Blast-injured patients routinely challenge the orthopedic surgeons and other who care for them. Although they have been traditionally associated with combat and military medicine, recent events have demonstrated that civilian surgeons must be prepared to deal with these complex patients and associat...

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Published inCurrent trauma reports Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 348 - 358
Main Authors Richards, John T., Overmann, Archie, Forsberg, Jonathan A., Potter, Benjamin K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2018
Subjects
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Rehabilitation
Section Editors
Surgery
The Military Perspective (MJ Martin and M Schreiber
Topical Collection on The Military Perspective
Traumatic Surgery
Infection
Invasive fungal infection
Heterotopic ossification
Treatment
Blast injuries
Complications
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Summary:Blast-injured patients routinely challenge the orthopedic surgeons and other who care for them. Although they have been traditionally associated with combat and military medicine, recent events have demonstrated that civilian surgeons must be prepared to deal with these complex patients and associated injury patterns. Moreover, surgeons must anticipate the most common complications that afflict blast wounds and be prepared to treat them, while understanding the underlying physiology. Wound infections, invasive fungal infection, and heterotopic ossification each present their own unique challenges. However, following prompt recognition, each can be addressed in a systematic fashion to both good effect and outcomes. The purpose of this review is to present the most common complications of combat blast injuries and provide an evidence-based approach to prevention and management.
ISSN:2198-6096
2198-6096
DOI:10.1007/s40719-018-0143-1