Abstract
Recent conflicts have resulted in an unprecedented proportion of survivors of complex battlefield injuries. These patients are predisposed to infectious complications with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). The epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of these infections are described, with emphasis on recent literature. Data from the Trauma Infectious Disease Outcomes Study (TIDOS) cohort have revealed a 27% rate of infectious complications in those evacuated after traumatic injury; this increases to 50% in the intensive care unit. Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus was common in casualties injured in Iraq, but was replaced by other extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae as well as fungi in casualties from Afghanistan. Prevention of infections includes short courses of narrow-spectrum prophylactic antimicrobials and infection control; the mainstay of wound infection prevention is debridement and irrigation. Treatment of many infections is primarily surgical and antimicrobial therapy directed against expected and recovered pathogens. Infections after combat trauma are common and complex, requiring a multidisciplinary approach to prevention and care.
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