1Division of Neurosurgery, Connecticut Children's, Hartford.
Departments of2Surgery and.
Neurosurg Focus. 2022 Sep;53(3):E16. doi: 10.3171/2022.6.FOCUS22237.
Operation Desert Storm (ODS) was an astounding success for combat arms and logistical units of the US Military. In contrast, Department of Defense (DOD) medical units struggled to keep pace with combat operations and were fortunate that casualty estimates for a Cold War-era battle failed to materialize. The medical support plan included a large contingent of active-duty and reserve neurosurgeons in anticipation of care requirements for more than 500,000 deploying service members engaged in a large-scale combat operation. Here, the authors review the clinical experience and operational challenges encountered by neurosurgeons deployed in support of this conflict and discuss legacies of ODS for both surgeons and the military medical system.
沙漠风暴行动（ODS）是美国军队作战部队和后勤部队的惊人成功。相比之下，国防部（DOD）医疗单位努力跟上作战行动的步伐，幸运的是，冷战时代战斗的伤亡估计没有成为现实。医疗支援计划包括一大批现役和预备役神经外科医生，以满足参与大规模作战行动的 50 多万名部署服务人员的护理需求。在这里，作者回顾了神经外科医生在支持这场冲突时所遇到的临床经验和操作挑战，并讨论了 ODS 对外科医生和军队医疗系统的遗产。
