Joe Bozzay, Timothy P Murphy, Michael D Baird, Marvin E Dingle, Omar A Rokayak, Chris Renninger, Shawn E Boomsma, Brian P Milam, Tim Horrell, Bradley A Rittenhouse, Patrick J McGlone, Harris W Kashtan, Mark Buzzelli, Remealle A How, Bruce A Lynch, Lauren Heyda, Ashley E Humphries, Elliot M Jessie, Jigarkumar A Patel, Ronald Hardin, Kenneth J Nelson, Jean-Claude G D'Alleyrand, Matthew J Bradley, Benjamin K Potter, Jennifer M Gurney
OBJECTIVES: To describe the United States (U.S.) and Allied military medical response during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. BACKGROUND: The military withdrawal from Afghanistan concluded with severe hostilities resulting in numerous civilian and military casualties. The clinical care provided by coalition forces capitalized on decades of lessons learned and enabled unprecedented accomplishments. METHODS: In this retrospective, observational analysis, casualty numbers and operative information was collected and reported from military medical assets in Kabul, Afghanistan...
May 29, 2023: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery