Complexities of autonomy in military medical ethics: A brief report.

The first Fallen Surgeons Military Educational Symposium was convened in conjunction with the the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) 23 meeting, under the guidance of the AAST Military Liaison Committee. The daylong session included a 1.5-hour segment on military medical ethics in combat and its unique challenges.

Patterns of Change in Pain-related Physical, Mental, and Social Health Outcomes in a Military Population.

Objective: Military persons frequently experience pain conditions stemming from noncombat and combat injuries. This study assessed the patterns of change over time and the associations of pain intensity and interference with physical, mental, and social health domains in a military sample.

Methods: A secondary analysis of Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR) was conducted using data collected over 10 months.

Comparative Analysis of Health Domains for Neuropathic Pain Patients.

Active duty military members have significant service-related risks for developing pain from injury. Although estimates for neuropathic pain (NP) are available for civilian populations, the incidence and prevalence for NP in military members is less clear. Understanding correlates of pain in military members is vital to improving their physical, mental, and social health.

Musculoskeletal Pain and Headache in the Active Duty Military Population: An Integrative Review.

Background: Since 2001, the U.S. Armed Forces' training and deployment have greatly increased, escalating the risk of injury and pain-related issues both at home station and deployment environments.

Complexity of the Relationships of Pain, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression in Combat-Injured Populations: An Integrative Review to Inform Evidence-Based Practice.

Background: Understanding the complex interrelationships between combat injuries, physical health, and mental health symptoms is critical to addressing the healthcare needs of wounded military personnel and veterans. The relationship between injury characteristics, pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression among combat-injured military personnel is unique to modern conflicts and understudied in the nursing literature.

Aim: This integrative review synthesizes clinical presentations and relationships of combat injury, PTSD, depression, and pain in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) United States military service members and veterans.

Age-related changes in central and peripheral corneal thickness: determination of normal values with the Orbscan II topography system.

Purpose: The thickness of corneal tissue is an important parameter in refractive surgery, Goldmann applanation tonometry, and corneal diseases. The purpose of the study was to record system-specific normal values with the Orbscan II system and to investigate the influence of sex and age on central and peripheral corneal thickness to characterize more precisely the anatomy of the cornea.

Methods: The Orbscan II topography system is a computer-assisted slit-beam scanning technology that can map the anterior section of the eye.