PMID: 11920971Mar 29, 2002Paper

Hospitalization experiences of U.S. servicemembers before, during, and after participation in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina

American Journal of Industrial Medicine
John F BrundageJeffrey M Gambel

Abstract

There are relationships among morbidity experiences before, during, and after participation in overseas military operations. U.S. servicemembers who deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina during a 4-year period were classified based on their last hospitalizations prior to deploying. Hospitalization rates during and following deployment were calculated in relation to the timing and causes of pre-deployment hospitalizations. Deployers ever hospitalized pre-deployment were 120% and 50% more likely to be hospitalized during and following deployment, respectively. For nearly every category of diagnoses, hospitalization rates during and following deployment were highest among those hospitalized for the same category, intermediate among those hospitalized for other categories, and lowest among those not hospitalized prior to deploying. Deployers hospitalized within 1 month, 2-3 months, or > 3 months of deploying were 3.8, 2.6, and 1.4-times more likely to be hospitalized during deployment. The nature and recency of prior hospitalizations significantly determine during and post-deployment hospitalization risks.

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