Quality of  Integration of Air Force Trauma Surgeons Within the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, Cincinnati: A Pilot Study
CONCLUSION: This is the first assessment of U.S. Air Force trauma surgeon integration relative to their civilian partners within an MCP. Normalized by FTE, there was no difference between the two groups' trauma experience to include patient acuity metrics and KSA-CA scores. The proportion of CPT codes that was most relevant to expeditionary surgery was similar between the military and civilian partners, thus optimizing the surgical experience for the military trauma surgeons within University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The methods used within this pilot study can be generalized to any American College of Surgeons verifi...
Source: Military Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christopher B Horn Maura C Kopchak Timothy A Pritts Valerie G Sams Kyle N Remick Richard J Strilka Ryan E Earnest Source Type: research

Letter From the Executive Director Dr. John Cho
Mil Med. 2023 Nov 24:usad440. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad440. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38000916 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad440 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: John M Cho Source Type: research

Comparison of  Theater Medical Data Store and Reportable Medical Event Records to Theater Animal Bite Reports Submissions, 2018-2019
CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to compare the electronic medical record data to in theater reports for potential rabies exposure in a theater of operations. The analysis suggests that some written forms generated in the USCENTCOM theater are not entered into SM Military Health System electronic medical records, indicating that electronic medical records may be a less sensitive method than in-theatre reports for rabies program surveillance in a deployed setting. There is under-reporting in electronic medical records of rabies PEP in both TMDS and RME databases. Rabies PEP is an RME according to the Armed Forces Health...
Source: Military Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marc G Knobbe Brandon J Aden Hayley R Ashbaugh Source Type: research

Raising the U.S. Army Height-Weight (Body Mass Index) Standards: Quantifying Metabolic Risk
CONCLUSIONS: Potential recruits from Cluster 1 have excessive health risk and may incur substantial cost to the U.S. Army if enlisted. However, potential recruits from Cluster 3 appear to add little risk and offer an opportunity to increase the pool for recruiting.PMID:37997687 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad450 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maria Smith Alma Cooper James O Hill Michael Yankovich Ira Crofford Diana M Thomas Source Type: research

Quality of  Integration of Air Force Trauma Surgeons Within the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, Cincinnati: A Pilot Study
CONCLUSION: This is the first assessment of U.S. Air Force trauma surgeon integration relative to their civilian partners within an MCP. Normalized by FTE, there was no difference between the two groups' trauma experience to include patient acuity metrics and KSA-CA scores. The proportion of CPT codes that was most relevant to expeditionary surgery was similar between the military and civilian partners, thus optimizing the surgical experience for the military trauma surgeons within University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The methods used within this pilot study can be generalized to any American College of Surgeons verifi...
Source: Military Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christopher B Horn Maura C Kopchak Timothy A Pritts Valerie G Sams Kyle N Remick Richard J Strilka Ryan E Earnest Source Type: research