An empirical study on medical selection of flying cadets with abnormal liver andspleen between PLAAF and USAF
XIAO Nianjun
ZOU Zhikang
NING Shoubin
XIAO Xiaoguang
ZHAO Guozheng
Ji Baoming
MA Zhongli
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects on cadets' selection with different hepatic and splenic medical standards between PLAAF and USAF, and offer related support to revise current medical selection standards.Methods Data of pilots' final selection between 2012 and 2015 were analyzed, and results of hepatic and splenic physical examination were compared according to different medical selection standards.Results Among 92 disqualifications due to item of liver and spleen, 16 of the them met the medical standards directory of USAF and 15 of them did not, 61 needed further confirmation. 331 applicants were qualified after comprehensive assessment due to hepatic and splenic item, of which 302 met the medical standards directory of USAF and 29 needed more confirmation. The main items of hepatic examination that affected pilots' enlistment were hepatic calcified (117), steatosis (103) and hemangiomas (66), while the item of splenic examination that effect enlistment was hypersplenotrophy (135).Conclusions Medical selection standards in liver and spleen were different between PLAAF and USAF, comprehensive assessment served well in reserving qualified candidates, the medical standards directory approved by USAF as a reference standard was useful to revise of current medical selection standards in hepatic and splenic examination.
Keywords：Flying cadetMedical selectionPhysical examinationUltrasonographyHypersplenotrophyHemangiomasEmpirical study
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 31-34 )