An "acute abdomen" in Antarctica. The problems of diagnosis and management.
Current Australian Antarctic activities require a unique medical service: a sole medical officer is responsible for the total care of 20 to 30 expeditioners (and of himself) for around nine months a year. A case of "acute abdomen" at Casey, Antarctica, is described and the problems of diagnosis and management, in this isolated medical practice, are discussed.
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D001315:Australia; D002980:Climate; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male