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Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of Telephone Administration of an adapted wound heaLing QuestiONnaire for assessment for surgical site infection following abdominal surgery in low and middle-income countries (TALON): protocol for a study within a trial (SWAT) [PDF]

Trials, 2021
Background Surgical site infection is the most common complication of abdominal surgery, with a global impact on patients and health systems. There are no tools to identify wound infection that are validated for use in the global setting. The overall aim
NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery
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Academic Global Surgery: Creating Opportunities, Equity, and Diversity

Annals of Global Health, 2023
A workforce trained in the development and delivery of equitable surgical care is critical in reducing the global burden of surgical disease. Academic global surgery aims to address the present inequities through collaborative partnerships that foster ...
Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, Sandesh Gyawali, Anusha Jayaram, Priyansh Nathani, Riya Sawhney, Kristin Long, Christopher Dodgion, Nakul Raykar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Anip Joshi, The Advocacy Committee of the Association for Academic Global Surgery   +10 more
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Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries [PDF]

, 2021
Background: 80% of individuals with cancer will require a surgical procedure, yet little comparative data exist on early outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
GlobalSurg Collaborative; NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery; Pedrazzani C, Turri G, Campagnaro T   +2 more
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Elective surgery system strengthening: development,measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries [PDF]

, 2022
Background: The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 exposed the fragility of planned surgical services around the world, which have also ...
NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery, COVIDSurg Collaborative, Mirko Barone, Felice Mucilli.   +3 more
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Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

, 2022
Background: Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown.
Global Health Resesearch Unit on Global Surgery, D. Lacavalla, S. Occhionorelli, GlobalSurg Collaborative   +3 more
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Improving Access to Surgery Through Surgical Team Mentoring – Policy Lessons From Group Model Building With Local Stakeholders in Malawi [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
Background  There is much scope to empower district hospital (DH) surgical teams in low- and middle- income countries to undertake a wider range and a larger number of surgical procedures so as to make surgery more accessible to rural populations and ...
Henk Broekhuizen, Martilord Ifeanyichi, Gerald Mwapasa, Chiara Pittalis, Patrick Noah, Nyengo Mkandawire, Eric Borgstein, Ruairí Brugha, Jakub Gajewski, Leon Bijlmakers   +9 more
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The status of pediatric surgery in Malawi: a narrative mini-review

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionPediatric surgery is essential to a well-functioning health system. Unmet surgical needs contribute to 6.7% of pediatric deaths in Malawi. Understanding the current state of pediatric surgical care in Malawi is necessary to recognize gaps and
Celina Flocks Monaghan, Chiara Pittalis, Elaine Byrne, Israa Hussein, Tiyamike Chilunjika, Bip Nandi, Bip Nandi, Eric Borgstein, Jakub Gajewski, Jakub Gajewski   +9 more
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Strategies to minimise and monitor biases and imbalances by arm in surgical cluster randomised trials: evidence from ChEETAh, a trial in seven low- and middle-income countries

Trials, 2023
Background Cluster randomised controlled trials (cRCT) present challenges regarding risks of bias and chance imbalances by arm. This paper reports strategies to minimise and monitor biases and imbalances in the ChEETAh cRCT.
NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global Surgery, The Hospital Principle Investigator   +1 more
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Use of Telemedicine for Post-discharge Assessment of the Surgical Wound: International Cohort Study, and Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

, 2022
ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine whether remote wound reviews using telemedicine can be safely upscaled, and if standardised assessment tools are needed.Summary background dataSurgical site infection is the most common complication of surgery ...
Perrotta Gerardo, Gallo Gaetano, NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, GlobalSurg Collaborative   +3 more
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Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres.
giannaccare g, A Bhangu, National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery   +2 more
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