Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major complication of COVID-
19 and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. We aimed to assess whether …

Since March 2003, military operations in Iraq" Operation Iraqi Freedom"(OIF) and in
Afghanistan" Operation Enduring Freedom"(OEF), have made many wounded and killed in …

Background: Herpes viruses can be reactivated among immunocompetent patients in
intensive care unit (ICU). Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) have …

OBJECTIVE: Damage control is a strategy of care for bleeding trauma patients, involving
minimal rescue surgery associated to perioperative resuscitation. The purpose of this review …

Objectives The aim was to assess the incidence of sink contamination by multidrug-resistant
(MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteriaceae, risk factors for sink …

BACKGROUND We present here a description of the experience in whole-blood transfusion
of a health service team deployed to a medical treatment facility in Afghanistan from June …

Background Hemorrhagic shock is the leading cause of preventable early death in trauma
patients. Transfusion management is guided by international guidelines promoting early and …

Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for two main clinical presentations in humans:
suppurative infections and toxigenic diseases. A small percentage of S. aureus strains …

Purpose This study reports on complications following extended tourniquet application in
patients with combat extremity injuries treated by the French Military Health Service in the …

BACKGROUND: Traumatic rhabdomyolysis (RM) is common and contributes to the
development of medical complications, of which acute renal failure is the best described …