Forward Surgical Team Experience (FSTE) Is Associated With Increased Confidence With Combat Surgeon Trauma Skills
Author(s) -
D. Joshua Mancini,
Brian P. Smith,
Travis M. Polk,
C. William Schwab
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1930-613X
pISSN - 0026-4075
DOI - 10.1093/milmed/usy080
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , damage control surgery , military medicine , software deployment , damage control , military personnel , demographics , emergency medicine , medical emergency , resuscitation , physical therapy , surgery , demography , sociology , political science , computer science , law , operating system
Little is known regarding the confidence of military surgeons prior to combat zone deployment. Military surgeons are frequently deployed without peers experienced in combat surgery. We hypothesized that forward surgical team experience (FSTE) increases surgeon confidence with critical skill sets.
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