Surgery in Austere Environments, An Issue of Surgical Clinics

• Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including surgical preparedness for space travel; anesthesia in austere environments; surgery in rural America; Antarctica and the North Pole: surgery in extreme environments; and more
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on surgery in austere environments, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews

‣ Rural Surgery in America
‣ Wilderness Medicine and Surgery: A Lifesaving Skill Set for Extreme Environments
‣ Surgical Management in Austere Environments: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Disaster Response
‣ Surgery in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
‣ Anesthesia in Austere Environments: A Narrative Review
‣ Surgery in War Zones: At the Front Line
‣ Setting Global Surgery Standards in Education, Credentialing and Licensing
‣ The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations and Faith-Based Organizations in Global Surgery
‣ Innovation in Surgical Education and Increasing the Surgical Workforce
‣ The Current Scope of Surgery in Antarctica
‣ Surgical Capabilities in Spaceflight