Accession Number:

AD1046347

Title:

Trauma Outcomes and UroGenital Health in OEF/OIF (TOUGH) - A Retrospective Cohort Study with Long-Term Follow-up

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Jul 2016,30 Jun 2017

Corporate Author:

University of California, Davis Davis United States

Personal Author(s):

• Pollock, Bradley H.

Report Date:

2017-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

6.0

Abstract:

There have been three peer-reviewed three publications to date 1 Nnamani NS, Janak JC, Hudak SJ, Rivera JC, Lewis EA, Soderdahl DW, Orman JA. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 5 Suppl 2 Proceedings 2015 Military Health System Research SymposiumS95-S99 2 Janak JC, Orman JA, Soderdahl DW, Hudak SJ. J Urol. 20171972414-419 and 3 Nnamani NS, Janak JC, Hudak SJ, Rivera JC, Lewis EA, Soderdahl DW, Orman JA. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016. For U.S. male service members who served in OEFOIF from 10 2001 to 82013, 1,367 sustained 1 or more genitourinary injuries the majority involved the external genitalia n1,000, 73.2, including the scrotum 760, 55.6, testes 451, 33.0, penis 423, 31 andor urethra 125, 9.1 There was a high frequency of concomitant GU injury and extremity amputation which has serious implications for health and quality of life presenting to prevent, mitigate, and treat these battlefield injuries.

Descriptors:

• trauma
• wounds and injuries
• epidemiology
• veterans (military personnel)
• UROGENITAL SYSTEM
• males

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Anatomy and Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE