title: [Experiences of war surgery from the civil war in Afghanistan].
abstract: The authors describe their experience of war surgery from a period of three months. A total of 635 patients, most of whom were young men, were treated. The journey to hospital was frequently very long, often lasting for several days. The lesions and types of surgery are described. Ketamine was found to be very useful for war anaesthesia.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Smedebøl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schousen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D010154:Pakistan; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*