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Battlefield neurosurgical care in the current conflict in southern Afghanistan
Markus F Eisenburg1, Martin Christie, Peter Mathew
1Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Harlaching, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. mbusz@hotmail.com
Abstract:
An international military campaign involving large numbers of troops is ongoing in Afghanistan. To support the military efforts in the conflict zone, a network of military medical services of varying levels has been established. The largest and busiest multinational military hospital in southern Afghanistan is located at Kandahar Air Field where the only neurosurgeon is based. This report outlines the contribution of multinational military health services and the workload of the neurosurgical service in Kandahar.
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