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February 25, 2026Journal of the American College of Surgeons2 citations

2025 Update to Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care Research Gap Analysis: Top 10 Research and Development Priorities for Battlefield Surgical Care

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JWJames D WallaceNaval Medical Center San DiegoLKLaura S KraemerNaval Medical Center San DiegoMMMatthew J MartinUniversity of Southern California

Key Points

  • The analysis aims to update and prioritize research needs for surgical care in combat settings.
  • Conducted a survey to assess current and emerging research priorities.
  • Evaluated ongoing threats and healthcare requirements in battlefield settings.
  • Identified ten key areas for development based on input from military experts.
  • Several new topics emerged highlighting urgent needs in surgical care.
  • Priorities shifted from traditional methods like REBOA to blood product innovations.
  • Focus on developing substitutes for bio-artificial solutions in resource-limited environments.

Abstract

The 2025 survey identified a broader set of priorities spanning five focus areas. Underscoring unresolved threats, four topics from 2019 persisted. Six new topics highlighted emerging needs. Priorities shifted away from REBOA toward blood product optimization and shelf-stable or bio-artificial substitutes - critical for resource constrained environments - as well as treatment for burn and CBRN in large-scale combat operations.

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Wallace et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699e912ef5123be5ed04e81fhttps://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001875
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