Tiranun Rungvivatjarus, Amy Z Chong, Aarti Patel, Manaswitha Khare, Mario Bialostozky, Cynthia L Kuelbs
Training pediatric physicians and staff to obtain data from the electronic health record
Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
surgical volume military treatment facilities mtfs gradually decreasing roughly past 2 decades knowledge skills abilities ksa clinical readiness program linked surgical volume readiness using tool known ksa metric however extent military medical missions contribute readiness critical wartime specialties evaluated using metric study retrospective analysis conducted using surgical case logs us naval ship usns comfort missions 2018 2019 comprehensive case log data categorized year surgeon procedure location analysis focused providing detailed descriptive statistics including percentages pertaining types procedures performed missions 2018 mission 11 weeks duration supported activities ecuador peru colombia honduras usns comfort mission 2019 lasted 6 months junenovember 2019 visited 12 countries central america south america caribbean 2019 mission case log spanning 6 months evaluated using ksa score order assess readiness compare 6 months mtf ksa values within calendar year 2019 orthopedic surgeon aboard usns comfort total ksa score 44006 6month usns comfort mission contributed 5364 points 12 annual score general surgery practice aboard usns comfort produced lower ksa scores compared surgeons respective mtf practice table iii analyzing cases logged general surgeons also highlights minimal surgical diversity missions 90 cases hernia repairs laparoscopic cholecystectomies table addition 35 total procedures performed 2018 2019 performed laparoscopically analysis operative data 2019 usns comfort mission comparison surgeons work respective mtfs reveals limited benefit ability hospitalship missions bolster surgical readiness measured ksa score however reflection value global health engagement ghe review way leveraged support surgical readiness military surgeons participate ghe part larger strategy strengthen relationships partner nations improve military medical force interoperability bolster partner nation medical capacity capabilities ksa score offers excellent tool compare readiness metrics across significantly different ghe missions facilitates opportunity future prospective studies improve case volume diversity ultimately readiness