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abstract：:The objective of the present study was to assess the physical fitness of patients after apical resection and partial apical pleurectomy for the treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). Between 1982 and 1999, 58 patients received surgical treatment for PSP in our department. Twelve patients needed bilateral...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Fackeldey V,Franke A,Schachtrupp A,Becker HP,Schwab R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the M17 and M43 protective masks on stereoacuity. Twelve subjects were tested on the Keystone diagnostic series stereopsis test at nearpoint and the Howard-Dolman apparatus at 40 cm and 6 m. Stereopsis was evaluated without a mask and with the M43 and M17 masks....

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Harmel LA,Wingert TA,McAlister WH,Bachman WG

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:State-of-the-art three-dimensional motion analysis systems, which are utilized to predict, diagnose, and treat many musculoskeletal and neurological disorders, are expensive and space consuming. These systems have only been widely used in large research facilities because of their lack of this transportability. Since ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Parks M,Chien JH,Siu KC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B (HBV) markers were studied in 710 subjects who had been on active duty for over 6 months in the Italian Armed Forces. The prevalence of HBsAg carriers was found to be 4.4%, while 31.6% of the subjects were positive for various HBV antibodies. A total of 137 subjects were vaccinated with an anti-HBV vaccine...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： D'Amelio R,Matricardi PM,Nisini R,Le Moli S,Fattorossi A,Di Addario A,Castagliuolo PP

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine incidence of mental health diagnoses during initial service of U.S. active duty military members and identify associations with deployment, attrition, and suicide. METHODS:A retrospective cohort of 576,502 service members (SMs) newly enlisted between 2003 and 2006 was identified. Data included med...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Ireland RR,Kress AM,Frost LZ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the long-term refractive results of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) performed by the military in a veteran population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital sites (Puget Sound, Buffalo, and Washington D.C.) obtained ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Godiwalla RY,Magone MT,Kaupp SB,Jung H,Cason JB

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA'88) established national standards of laboratory practice and test performance in the areas of registration and certification, inspection, proficiency testing, personnel qualifications, quality control, patient test management, and quality assurance. A memor...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Brophy MA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A retrospective study on the occurrence of septic syndrome and septic shock, as well as multiorgan failure, in the wounded at the Split Clinical Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU). PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1991 to 1995, 257 wounded persons were treated at the Split Clinical Hospital ICU. Criteria for sep...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bacić A,Gluncić I

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the U.S. Army, motor vehicle crashes (MVCs), both privately owned and military, are a leading cause of injury and death. Few studies have described the distribution and trends of MVCs among Army personnel, which may have been impacted by current military missions. This descriptive study of risk factors and select o...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Rossen LM,Pollack KM,Canham-Chervak M,Canada S,Baker SP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To help preserve in-theater strength within deployed military units, commercially available, rapid, user-friendly ABO-Rh blood typing kits were evaluated to determine their stability in storage conditions commonly encountered by the warfighter. Methods for environmental exposure testing were based on MIL-STD-810F. Whe...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bienek DR,Chang CK,Charlton DG

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hypersensitivity reactions to natural rubber latex are well-characterized occupational concerns for health care personnel. Health care providers are at increased risk for exposure and possibly transmission of vaccine preventable diseases. Therefore, many health care facilities require providers to be vacci...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Davenport J,Gomez R,Smith D

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The type and number of injuries sustained by soldiers of a Croatian Army brigade in an offensive action during the war in Croatia (1991/1992) were analyzed according to the mechanism of wounding. About 1,000 soldiers participated in a 6-hour offensive action in a flat, partially swampy, and wooded area, convenient for...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Soldo S,Puntarić D

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (NCPE) is a rare entity manifested by pulmonary edema with normal pulmonary arterial pressures. NCPE has been described in children and recently reported in adults. Onset is rapid and late recognition or inappropriate treatment may lead to a fatal outcome. Most adult cases have been att...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Soldano SL,Place LB,Edwards FH,Cohen AJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study surveyed 2,287 U.S. Navy health care providers (HCPs) regarding patient-care practices and attitudes related to tobacco use. Almost 80% of HCPs reported that they usually asked new patients about tobacco use. Of 11 recommended practices, two-thirds to three-quarters of HCPs engaged in only 4 behaviors with ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Conway TL,Hurtado SL,Woodruff SI

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Civil war prisoners of war fared badly. But there was one extraordinary wartime development that promoted the humane treatment of captive enemy soldiers. Beginning in June 1862, Union and Confederate authorities regarded medical officers as non-combatants. Largely attributable to the initiative of Hunter Holmes McGuir...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Breeden JO

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was performed to evaluate breast imaging in the Wilford Hall Medical Center, the largest medical facility in the U.S. Air Force, from the time period of October 1997 to October 2000, in comparison with its civilian counterparts. The results demonstrate that although Wilford Hall Medical Center br...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gan FY,Wettlaufer JR,Lundell AL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have linked the use of caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol to health complications and have also found that the use of these substances significantly covary. Given the prevalence of health problems of older adults, it is surprising that no studies to date have examined the co-occurrent use of alcohol, caf...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Talcott GW,Poston WS 2nd,Haddock CK

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article considers two historical military casualties in the context of present day Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) teaching. The death of Admiral Lord Nelson, Royal Navy, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 has been well documented while that of Lieutenant Luke, an American aviator, U.S. Army Air Service, in F...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bridgewater FH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of Operation Desert Storm, a neurology service was established in the Fort Leonard Wood MEDDAC. Between January 1 and April 30, 1991, a total of 315 new neurology patients were seen in consultation. This number plus all the follow-up visits add up to a total of 750 clinical encounters during that period. T...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Gomez CR

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this case report is to present an interesting case of a mixed malaria infection of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in a U.S. service member deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the use of rapid malaria tests with microscopy for the diagnosis of malaria and th...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Kessler AD,Maxey JA,Allan N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a managed care demonstration project in CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services), the insurance program covering physical and mental health care services for the dependents of active duty military personnel, military retirees, and the retirees' dependents. The demon...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Zwanziger J,Kravitz RL,Hosek SD,Hart K,Sloss EM,Sullivan O,Kallich JD,Goldman DP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anxiety toward dental treatment can lead to preventable morbidity, most notably oral pain and infection. This is of concern to the UK Armed Forces (UK AF), as dental care may not be immediately accessible during deployments and exercises, necessitating aeromedical evacuation. Current Defence Policy states ...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Edwards D,Ramsey R,Breeze J,Dermont M

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Military commanders frequently mention that communicating difficult or taboo information is especially challenging. In the context of gender-integrated ground combat service there may be additional communication challenges for military commanders who may be unaccustomed to leading both men and women. Often, military c...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Moosey M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic industrial chemicals e.g., phosgene, are widely used as reactive intermediates in industrial processes. Inhalation exposure to these chemicals can result in life-threatening acute lung injury (ALI), to which no specific antidote exists. This study aimed to assess the potential benefit of steroids in treating pho...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Smith A,Brown R,Jugg B,Platt J,Mann T,Masey C,Jenner J,Rice P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip fractures in the young are exceedingly rare and are usually seen in instances of high energy trauma or metabolically altered bone states. In this case report, we present an occult femoral neck fracture, diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging, in an otherwise healthy, young, active duty male patient with an isolat...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Cody JP,Evans KN,Kluk MW,Andersen RC

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Breast cancer care imposes a significant financial burden to U.S. healthcare systems. Health services factors, such as insurance benefit type and care source, may impact costs to the health system. Beneficiaries in the U.S. Military Health System (MHS) have universal healthcare coverage and access to a net...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Eaglehouse YL,Manjelievskaia J,Shao S,Brown D,Hofmann K,Richard P,Shriver CD,Zhu K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Examine substance use and mental health issues among U.S. military personnel. METHODS:Data were from the 2008 (and before) population-based Department of Defense Health Related Behavior Surveys. The sample size for the 2008 survey was 28,546 (70.6% response rate). RESULTS:Analyses examined substance use, st...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Bray RM,Pemberton MR,Lane ME,Hourani LL,Mattiko MJ,Babeu LA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (SWM) evaluation for protective sensation in diabetic feet is a widely used tool to guide patient care. Little evidence is available for alternative testing modalities for use when monofilament is not available or is deformed. Multiple varieties of intravenous angiocatheter tubing were su...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Hire JM,Ramadorai UE,Contractor D,Jacobs JM,Bojescul JA,Abell BE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumothorax is a condition where air exists in the chest cavity, outside the lung. The causes of pneumothorax are numerous and determining the etiology can aid in treatment and prevent recurrence. We describe a 47-year-old female patient with past medical history of endometriosis who presented to the emergency room w...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Guenther TM,Gustafson JD,Pribyl SM,Wozniak CJ

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Camp Bullis, Texas, is an active training facility for the U.S. Army and Air Force with a storied history dating back to the late 19th century. In the early 1940s, an epidemic of a seasonal tick-borne rickettsial-like illness occurred at Camp Bullis; the last case was reported in 1947. To date, the etiology of this di...

journal_title：Military medicine

authors： Murray CK,Dooley DP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00