Moving toward point-of-care surgery in Ukraine: testing an ultra-portable operating room in an active war zone.
Emanuele LagazziDebbie Lin TeodorescuDias ArgandykovMichael Alexander SamotowkaDavid Richard KingPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2024)
The use of the U-OR did not affect the procedure completion rate or SURG-TLX. However, there was a marked difference in airborne particle counts between inside and outside the U-OR during surgery. These preliminary findings indicate the potential feasibility of using a U-OR to perform abdominal damage-control surgical procedures in austere settings.