title: The surgical significance of Persian Gulf sand.
abstract: Foreign bodies, in particular sand and soil particles, can cause considerable reaction in wounds and remain in tissues indefinitely. The introduction of foreign material as a contaminant in wounds and intracavitary injuries to military personnel deployed in the Persian Gulf region can be a complicating factor in treatment. Samples of desert sand from the military operational areas of the Persian Gulf were analyzed and the acute local and systemic responses of intraperitoneal contamination determined in an experimental rat model.
authors.affiliation: Septic Shock Program, Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20889-5055.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perdue
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kazarian
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Odeyale
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quance
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014481:United States; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide