War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003-2007 » (First)

Shawn Christian Nessen, DO, FACS, LTC, MC, U.S. Army
Dr. Nesen is a graduate of Idaho State University in Pocatello and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa.  He did his general surgery residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. In year 2003, he served as a staff surgeon with the 10th and 28th Cobat Support Hospitals in Iraq.  As this book went to press, LTC Nesen was completing a 15-month deployment as Commander of the 541st FST (ABN) in Afghanistan.

Dave Edmond Lounsbury, MD, FACP, COL, MC, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Dr. Lounsbury is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vermont.  He did his residency training in medicine and neurology at Letterman Army Medical Center in San Francisco, California.  He was assigned to the 300th Field Hospital (EPW) in the first Gulf War (1991) and served as Brigade Surgeon in the Balkans (UNPREDEP) in the winter of 1995-1996.  In year 2003, Colonel Lounsbury was the Deputy Commander of the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Kuwait.  He retired from the U.S. Army Medical Department in year 2005.  Dr. Lounsbury is presently Developmental/Consulting Editor at the Borden Institute at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Stephen P. Hetz, MD, FACS, COL, MC,  U.S. Army (Ret.)
Dr. Hetz is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.  He did his general surgery residency at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia.  Inthe first Gulf War (1991), he served as a staff surgeon with the 12th U.S. EVAC Hospital.  In year 2004, Dr, Hertz was Commander of the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Balad, Iraq. He retired from the U.S. Army in year 2006.  Dr. Hertz remains on the general surgery teaching staff and is the Director of Medical Education at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq, with a foreword by Bob Woodruff, describes the management of nearly 100 cases of acute comat trauma, conducted in the forward austere operative environment of war in the 21st century.  Presented with vivid surgical photos, the cases encompass the spectrum of trauma that characterizes war today, as well as the medical interventions constantly evolving to treat these wounds.

With the most recent cases report from cobat hospitals within months of publication, this book presents emerging medical-surgical practice in real time.  The authors discuss in detail an array of topics including:
*  Damage control surgery
* Aggressive management of compartment syndrome
* New directions in the management of head injuries
* Use of tourniquets,
* Decision analysis in the approach to vascular repairs and
* Soft-tissue coverage of wounds.

War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq provides all medical professionals with insight into the extraordinary technical, clinical, and ethical challenges of their deployed colleagues.