• The American surgeon · Aug 2018

    The Surgical Experience Aboard USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) during Operation Continuing Promise 2015.

    • Laura M Fluke, Ryan D Restrepo, Howard I Pryor, James E Duncan, and Kevan E Mann.
    • Am Surg. 2018 Aug 1; 84 (8): 1307-1311.

    AbstractIn 2015, the United States Navy hospital ship (USNS) COMFORT, deployed to 11 Caribbean and Latin American countries over a six-month period to provide humanitarian civic assistance. Personnel from the United States Navy and multiple nongovernmental organizations collaborated to offer surgical and medical care. Data from past deployments aid in planning for future missions by prioritizing finite resources and maximizing care. The data analyzed included all patients evaluated and treated by the Directorate of Surgical Services of the USNS COMFORT between April and September 2015. Comparative and descriptive statistics were performed to analyze patient demographics, surgical subspecialty performing the procedures, types of general and pediatric surgical procedures performed, operative times, and complication rates. Of the 1256 surgical cases performed aboard USNS COMFORT during CP15, 24.8 per cent were general surgery cases, followed by 16 per cent ophthalmology, 10.6 per cent pediatric surgery, 10 per cent plastic surgery, and eight additional specialties with <10 per cent of the cases each. Total operative time was 1253 hours with a total room time of 1896.5 hours. The identified complication rate was 1.99 per cent across all specialties. The USNS COMFORT platform offers the unique capability to provide humanitarian surgical assistance. Reporting these data demonstrate that there is a need for humanitarian assistance and this can be provided safely through the Continuing Promise mission. Future deployments may target resources toward the surgical services with higher volumes, which were general surgery, ophthalmology, pediatric surgery, and plastic surgery.

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