An Analysis of Essential Pediatric Surgical Cases Encountered During a Decade of Large-Scale Military Humanitarian Aid Missions.

CONCLUSIONS: This study represents the largest known analysis of military humanitarian assistance. Pediatric operations represented over one-third of the surgical volume during Pacific Partnership missions from 2006 to 2018. The majority of cases were DCP3-aligned and associated with a low complication rate. Future humanitarian aid missions and host nations should allocate appropriate medical and educational resources to treat DCP3 pediatric surgical diseases in low- and middle-income countries to support long-term capacity building while maintaining optimal surgical outcomes. PMID: 32856051 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research