title: Surgical theatre in rural Afghanistan.
abstract: We discuss the establishment of underground surgical theatres in resistance-held, rural Afghanistan by the IMC. The limitations of working in facilities without electricity or modern surgical equipment or even adequate suction are discussed, and the methods we have implemented to deal with these limitations are presented.
authors.affiliation: International Medical Corps, UCLA Hospital 90024.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Halbert
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Nasraty
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D006761:Hospitals; D006775:Hospitals, Packaged; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008493:Medical Missions; D008887:Military Medicine; D012424:Rural Population; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards; D014857:Warfare