Table 3 Counts of Surgical Procedures Performed on French Service Members Treated in US Military Medical Treatment Facilities per Level of Care
Procedures | Role 2 n = 19 (11%) | Role 3 n = 143 (83%) | Role 4 n = 11 (6%) | Total n = 173 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Head (Neurosurgery) | – | 4 (2.8%) | – | 4 (2.3%) |
Face | – | 10 (7.0%) | – | 10 (5.8%) |
Eye | – | 9 (6.3%) | – | 9 (5.2%) |
Dental Procedure | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
Thorax | – | 15 (10.5%) | – | 15 (8.7%) |
Chest Tube | – | 7 (4.9%) | – | 7 (4.0%) |
Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy | – | 5 (3.5%) | – | 5 (2.9%) |
Explorative Thoracotomy | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
Lung Resection | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
Diaphragm Suture | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
Abdomen | 2 (10.5%) | 22 (15.4%) | 5 (45.5%) | 29 (16.7%) |
Laparotomy | 1 (5.3%) | 6 (4.2%) | 2 (18.2%) | 9 (5.2%) |
Laparoscopy | – | 2 (1.4%) | – | 2 (1.1%) |
Bowel | 1 (5.3%) | 6 (4.2%) | 1 (9.1%) | 8 (4.6%) |
Liver | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
Splenectomy | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
Urological Surgery | – | 4 (2.8%) | – | 4 (2.3%) |
Other | – | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (18.2%) | 4 (2.3%) |
Orthopedics | 9 (47.4%) | 23 (16.1%) | 2 (18.2%) | 34 (19.7%) |
Amputation | 1 (5.3%) | 5 (3.5%) | – | 6 (3.5%) |
Arthroscopy | – | 1 (0.7%) | – | 1 (0.6%) |
External Fixation | 2 (10.5%) | 6 (4.2%) | – | 8 (4.6%) |
Fasciotomy | – | 6 (4.2%) | 1 (9.1%) | 7 (4.1%) |
Hand Surgery | 1 (5.3%) | 3 (2.1%) | – | 4 (2.3%) |
Other | 5 (26.3%) | 2 (1.4%) | 1 (9.1%) | 8 (4.6%) |
Vascular | 1 (5.3%) | 11 (7.7%) | – | 12 (2.9%) |
Repair | – | 5 (3.5%) | – | 5 (2.9%) |
Ligation | 1 (5.3%) | 4 (2.8%) | – | 5 (2.9%) |
Shunt or Bypass | – | 2 (1.4%) | – | 2 (1.1%) |
Soft tissue (Debridement, Suture, Dressing) | 7 (36.8%) | 58 (40.5%) | 4 (36.3%) | 69 (39.9%) |