Surgery In World War Research Articles

Discussion on the History of Cranial Surgery in World War I: Experience on the Italian Front.

Discussion on the History of Cranial Surgery in World War I: Experience on the Italian Front.

History of Cranial Surgery in World War I: Experience on the Italian Front.

Since ancient history, men have been attempting to intervene when skull trauma occurs. The majority of traumas were always linked to war injuries, and in the modern era, the culprit was reached during World War I. Cranial traumas in wartime were very common, and consequently, physicians in wartime became particularly interested in the subject of cranial traumatology. In the following text, we want to bring to light the experience of some of the pioneers of cranial surgery in Italy during the First Great War. In fact before the war, very few medical officers had received training in central nervous system surgery. In addition, the surgical instruments for that clinical activity were inadequate and obsolete, but to deal with the medical emergency that had arisen on the front lines, the Italian government established Battlefield Medical Schools. And it is also from the reports and lectures of surgeons working on the front lines that the next generations of neurosurgeons were able to develop this surgical field into the complex and well-established surgical specialty that it is today.

Vascular Surgery in World War II: The Shift to Repairing Arteries.

Vascular surgery in World War II has long been defined by DeBakey and Simeone's classic 1946 article describing arterial repair as exceedingly rare. They argued ligation was and should be the standard surgical response to arterial trauma in war. We returned to and analyzed the original records of World War II military medical units housed in the National Archives and other repositories in addition to consulting published accounts to determine the American practice of vascular surgery in World War II. This research demonstrates a clear shift from ligation to arterial repair occurring among American military surgeons in the last 6 months of the war in the European Theater of Operations. These conclusions not only highlight the role of war as a catalyst for surgical change but also point to the dangers of inaccurate history in stymieing such advances.

Surgery in World War II: The Physiologic Effects of Wounds. By The Board for the Study of the Severely Wounded, North African Mediterranean Theater of Operations. 6¾ times; 9¾ in. Pp. 376 + xiv. Illustrated. 1952. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General

Surgery in World War II: The Physiologic Effects of Wounds. By The Board for the Study of the Severely Wounded, North African Mediterranean Theater of Operations. 6¾ times; 9¾ in. Pp. 376 + xiv. Illustrated. 1952. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General Get access Surgery in World War II: The Physiologic Effects of Wounds. By The Board for the Study of the Severely Wounded, North African Mediterranean Theater of Operations. 6¾ times; 9¾ in. Pp. 376 + xiv. Illustrated. 1952. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General British Journal of Surgery, Volume 40, Issue 163, March 1953, Page 518, https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.18004016327 Published: 06 December 2005

Surgery in World War II. Official History of the Medical Department, U.S. Army. Neurosurgery. Volume 11. Edited by Colonel John Boyd Coates, jun., M.C.; R. Glen Spurling, M.D.; and Barnes Woodhall, M.D. 9¾ × 6½ in. Pp. 705 + xxvi, with 283 illustrations and numerous tables. 1959. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army. $7.00

Journal Article Surgery in World War II. Official History of the Medical Department, U.S. Army. Neurosurgery. Volume 11. Edited by Colonel John Boyd Coates, jun., M.C.; R. Glen Spurling, M.D.; and Barnes Woodhall, M.D. 9¾ × 6½ in. Pp. 705 + xxvi, with 283 illustrations and numerous tables. 1959. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army. $7.00 Get access Surgery in World War II. Official History of the Medical Department, U.S. Army. Neurosurgery. Volume 11. Edited by ColonelJohn Boyd Coates, jun., M.C.; R Glen Spurling, M.D.; and Barnes Woodhall, M.D. 9¾ × 6½ in. Pp. 705 + xxvi, with 283 illustrations and numerous tables. 1959. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General Department of the Army. $7.00. British Journal of Surgery, Volume 48, Issue 207, July 1960, Page 108, https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.18004820731 Published: 06 December 2005

Surgery in World War II. Edited by Colonel John Boyd Coates, Jun. Vol. I, Thoracic Surgery. Edited by Frank B. Berry, M.D. 9¾ × 6¾ in. Pp. 394+xxiv. Illustrated. 1963. Washington: The Historical Unit of the United States Army Medical Service. No price given

Journal Article Surgery in World War II. Edited by Colonel John Boyd Coates, Jun. Vol. I, Thoracic Surgery. Edited by Frank B. Berry, M.D. 9¾ × 6¾ in. Pp. 394+xxiv. Illustrated. 1963. Washington: The Historical Unit of the United States Army Medical Service. No price given Get access Surgery in World War II. Edited by Colonel John Boyd Coates, Jun. Vol. I, Thoracic Surgery. Edited by Frank B. Berry, M.D. 9¾ × 6¾ in. Pp. 394+xxiv. Illustrated. 1963. Washington: The Historical Unit of the United States Army Medical Service. No price given. British Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 225, July 1963, Page 783, https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.18005022544 Published: 06 December 2005

Maxillofacial surgery in world war I: the role of the dentists and surgeons

Maxillofacial surgery in world war I: the role of the dentists and surgeons

Field Block for Cranial Surgery in World War II

During World War II, physicians with minimal training were often thrust into the role of anesthetist. To educate these men, experts in anesthesia taught simple, conservative, and effective anesthetic techniques, such as the field block. Field blocks are the ideal "no frills" anesthetic because they are low-risk procedures that require minimal equipment. Unfortunately, many of the field blocks used during World War II are no longer taught. We present one technique that has fallen from favor, the field block for cranial surgery, both to educate about anesthesiology during World War II and to provide knowledge for the practicing military physician. The modern military anesthesiologist must be capable of anesthetizing patients under any conditions. First response care teams may find the technique of field block for cranial surgery useful in providing emergency anesthesia care.

Book Review: Surgery in World War II: Orthopedic Surgery in the Zone of Interior

Book Review: Surgery in World War II: Orthopedic Surgery in the Zone of Interior

Book Reviews

Book Reviews Medical Department, U. S. Army. Surgery in World War II: Orthopedic Surgery in the Zone of Interior. W. S. Mullins, Mather Cleveland, Alfred R. Shands, Elizabeth M. McFetridge, eds. Washington, D.C., 1970. 1099 pp., illus. $12.25. JOHN H. MOE, M.D. JOHN H. MOE, M.D. Director Twin Cities Scohosis CenterMinneapolis, Minnesota 55406 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume XXIX, Issue 3, July 1974, Pages 362–363, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/XXIX.3.362 Published: 01 July 1974

Book Reviews: Orthopedic Surgery in the Zone of Interior: Surgery in World War II

Book Reviews: Orthopedic Surgery in the Zone of Interior: Surgery in World War II

Book Review: Surgery in World War II

Book Review: Surgery in World War II

Surgery in World War II: Thoracic Surgery, Volume II (Medical Department, United States Army)

Surgery in World War II: Thoracic Surgery, Volume II (Medical Department, United States Army)

Book ReviewMedical Department, United States Army, Surgery in World War II. Thoracic Surgery.

Book ReviewMedical Department, United States Army, Surgery in World War II. Thoracic Surgery.

Surgery in world war II: Thoracic surgery. Vol. 2. Edited by Col. A. L. Ahlfeldt, M.C., U.S.A., and F. B. Berry, M.D. 9¾ × 6½ in: Pp. 615 + xxvii, with 225 illustrations. 1965. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army. £7.25

Surgery in world war II: Thoracic surgery. Vol. 2. Edited by Col. A. L. Ahlfeldt, M.C., U.S.A., and F. B. Berry, M.D. 9¾ × 6½ in: Pp. 615 + xxvii, with 225 illustrations. 1965. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army. £7.25

Surgery in World War H. Thoracic Surgery, Vol. II

Surgery in World War H. Thoracic Surgery, Vol. II

Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants, vol. ii, Editor-in-Chief, Colonel John Boyd CoatesJr.: Editor for Activities of Surgical Consultants, B. Noland Carter, Washington, Office Ofthe Surgeon-General, 1964, pp. 1062, 365 illus.

Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants, vol. ii, Editor-in-Chief, Colonel John Boyd CoatesJr.: Editor for Activities of Surgical Consultants, B. Noland Carter, Washington, Office Ofthe Surgeon-General, 1964, pp. 1062, 365 illus.

Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants, Volume 2 (Medical Department, United States Army)

Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants, Volume 2 (Medical Department, United States Army)

Surgery in World War II: vol 2. Activities of Surgical Consultants.

This large volume, the 26th in the overall series of the History of the United States Army Medical Department in World War II, contains only a short chapter of 14 pages which relates to ophthalmology. This chapter, written by Dr. James N. Greear, Jr., discusses largely the organizational and administrative problems relating to the staffing of hospital centers, procurement and distribution of supplies and equipment, as well as a discussion of the virtues and defects of the consultant system as it was organized during the war. There are no comments of a clinical nature. The remainder of the volume relates the problems facing the surgical specialties and particularly general surgery during World War II where civilian physicians were forced almost overnight to become experts in problems of military medicine. To anyone who served in the Army or Air Force during this period the volume is thoroughly entertaining reading.

Book Review: Medical Department United States Army: Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants—Vol. II

Book Review: Medical Department United States Army: Surgery in World War II: Activities of Surgical Consultants—Vol. II