Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review
In Antarctica, it is extremely difficult to organise medical evacuations in winter. Antarctic physicians are often alone and must be prepared to perform surgery and dentistry, even if they are not specialists. This scoping review summarises epidemiological data on the types of surgical procedures pe...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10364567 2023-08-20T04:01:45+02:00 Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review Tissot, Cécile Lecordier, Manon Hitier, Martin 2023-07-21 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364567/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37476913 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2235736 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364567/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37476913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2235736 © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. Int J Circumpolar Health Review Article (Scoping and Systematic) Text 2023 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2235736 2023-07-30T00:50:40Z In Antarctica, it is extremely difficult to organise medical evacuations in winter. Antarctic physicians are often alone and must be prepared to perform surgery and dentistry, even if they are not specialists. This scoping review summarises epidemiological data on the types of surgical procedures performed in Antarctica and identifies gaps in the literature in this area. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar, without language restriction, for papers published between 1 January 1904, and 1 February 2022. Of the 35 papers on 12 Antarctic programs, very few were retrospective observational epidemiological studies; the majority were medical reports. The search identified 41 surgical procedures or reasons for surgical consultation, 19 different reasons for medical evacuations, and 12 causes of death that may have required surgical management. The diagnostic classifications used and the prevalence of each reported surgical speciality were heterogeneous. The most cited specialities were orthopaedics, dentistry, and digestive surgery. Telemedicine was integrated into on-site care or medical evacuation decisions. The current literature is poor, and most studies do not apply to surgical issues. The heterogeneous data collection methodologies limit their interpretation. A standardised diagnostic classification and detailed and systematic epidemiological registers will help define the contours of surgical management in Antarctica. Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Circumpolar Health PubMed Central (PMC) Antarctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 82 1 |
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In Antarctica, it is extremely difficult to organise medical evacuations in winter. Antarctic physicians are often alone and must be prepared to perform surgery and dentistry, even if they are not specialists. This scoping review summarises epidemiological data on the types of surgical procedures performed in Antarctica and identifies gaps in the literature in this area. We searched PubMed and Google Scholar, without language restriction, for papers published between 1 January 1904, and 1 February 2022. Of the 35 papers on 12 Antarctic programs, very few were retrospective observational epidemiological studies; the majority were medical reports. The search identified 41 surgical procedures or reasons for surgical consultation, 19 different reasons for medical evacuations, and 12 causes of death that may have required surgical management. The diagnostic classifications used and the prevalence of each reported surgical speciality were heterogeneous. The most cited specialities were orthopaedics, dentistry, and digestive surgery. Telemedicine was integrated into on-site care or medical evacuation decisions. The current literature is poor, and most studies do not apply to surgical issues. The heterogeneous data collection methodologies limit their interpretation. A standardised diagnostic classification and detailed and systematic epidemiological registers will help define the contours of surgical management in Antarctica. |
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Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review |
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Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review |
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Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review |
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Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review |
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Surgical epidemiology of Antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: A scoping review |
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surgical epidemiology of antarctic stations from 1904 to 2022: a scoping review |
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
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