The results of delivering surgical care to the wounded and sick in military medical establishments and impending tasks
Briusov, P.G.; Efimenko, N.A.
Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal 318(7): 14-19; 80
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9050 PMID: 9334030 Document Number: 479185
In article results of activity of the military surgeons on rendering of the surgical care to wounded and sick in 1996 are analyzed. During combat actions in Chechnya despite of severe forms of wounds and significant increase of combined battle traumas lethality among heavy wounded was reduced in 2 times. At common lethality rate in 1.3%, in hospitals from wounds 1.5% of wounded died, from traumas--0.7%, burns--2.9%, frostbitten--0.5%. As to peace time surgery, the analysis of main parameters of surgical work in military medical establishments, structure of diseases of servicemen, surgical activity, average terms of treatment, lethality after operations, defects in rendering of the surgical care is given. In conclusions the authors say about problems, that the military surgeons have today.