Post-traumatic growth amongst UK armed forces personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan and the role of combat injury, mental health and pain: the ADVANCE cohort study.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722002410
Abstract: BACKGROUND Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a positive psychological consequence of trauma. The aims of this study were to investigate whether combat injury was associated with deployment-related PTG in a cohort of UK military personnel who… read more here.
Keywords: traumatic growth; combat injury; pain; injury ... See more keywords
Hypertension in military veterans is associated with combat exposure and combat injury.
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DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002364
Abstract: BACKGROUND Although the long-term effects of combat injury are not well understood, there is emerging concern that exposure to combat environments and subsequent injury may increase the risk of hypertension through changes in inflammatory responses,… read more here.
Keywords: combat; combat injury; combat exposure; hypertension ... See more keywords
Assessment of key plasma metabolites in combat casualties
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001277
Abstract: BACKGROUND Previous studies have indicated that hemorrhagic shock and injury cause significant early changes in metabolism. Recently, global changes in metabolism have been described using metabolomics in animal models and civilian trauma. We evaluated metabolic… read more here.
Keywords: hypoxanthine; injury severity; combat; combat injury ... See more keywords