Anesthesia services aboard USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20), the only U.S. hospital ship to be deployed in support of combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, sailed from Baltimore, Maryland, on January 6, 2003, and returned on June 12, 2003. During the course of her deployment, 648 anesthetic procedures were performed. We describe the anesthesia services provided, lessons learned, and recommendations for future concepts of employment.
Paine
Gregory F
GF
Department of Anesthesiology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA.
Bonnema
Craig L
CL
Stambaugh
Terry A
TA
Capacchione
John F
JF
Sipe
Patrick S
PS
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001771:Blood Banks; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012767:Ships; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare