GWOT Vascular Injury Study 2 Supplemental Project: Impact of Prophylactic Fasciotomy

Abstract

This study will involve a retrospective analysis of large patient cohort of US service members included in the GWOTVII database as having sustained wartime LEVI with and without fasciotomy in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The GWOTVII database will be used to initially identify patients, and will then be used to provide demographic information and data on injury characteristics, complications, other injures, and limb salvage information. Information regarding fasciotomy wound management and iatrogenic complications of fasciotomy will be obtained from individual patient records. Information specific for return-to-duty and long-term disability will be obtained from the Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Office. for each branch of service.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1005104

Entities

People

  • Thomas J. Walters

Organizations

  • Geneva Foundation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Continents
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Management
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Geographic Regions
  • Lower Extremity
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Professional Development
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Vascular Diseases
  • Vascular System Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.