Surgical Experiences From a French Forward Surgical Team on Board of the Landing Helicopter Deck MISTRAL

Seance of wednesday 28 june 2023 (SÉANCE COMMUNE AVEC LE SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES À L'ÉCOLE DU VAL-DE-GRÂCE - Amphithéâtre Lévy, Ecole du Val de Grâce Entrée 74 bd Port Royal)

DOI number : 10.26299/8agw-q003/emem.2023.24.01

Abstract

Introduction: Onboard surface ships like destroyers and frigates, there is ROLE 1, whereas on a three-landing helicopter deck (LHD) and aircraft carrier, there is ROLE 2, with a surgical team. At sea, evacuation takes more time than on any other theater of operation. It also costs more money, so we wanted to analyze how many patients have been maintained onboard, thanks to ROLE 2.
Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study. We retrospectively analyzed all surgery cases performed on the MISTRAL between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2022.
Results: A total of 57 procedures were performed during the period, involving 54 patients (52 males and 2 females) with an average age of 24.4 ± 1.9 years. Only two Medical Evacuations were conducted because of surgery
Conclusions: We have shown that using ROLE 2 aboard the LHD MISTRAL decreases the use of Medical Evacuation.
MAJ (OF 3) Ammar Ghabi1, LT (OF 2) Bernard DE GEOFROY1, MG (OF 7) Philippe CANDONI1, COL (OF 5) Cécile GORIN 2, LT (OF 2) Edouard BLOMME, COL (OF 5) Anne Cecile EZANNO3

1- Department of orthopedic, trauma and reconstructive surgery, Laveran Military Hospital, 13 boulevard de Laveran 13013 Marseille, France
2- Department of psychiatry, St Anne Military Hospital, 2 boulevard St Anne, 83000 Toulon, France
3- Department of visceral and endocrine surgery, Begin Military Hospital, 69 avenue de PARIS 94160 Saint-mandé, France