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Editorial: Global surgery: the next Frontier in global public health [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Jaymie A. Henry, Lye-Yeng Wong, Emmanuel Ameh, Cheng Har Yip, Andrew Hill   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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)

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
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamics of Healthcare Financing in Global Surgery: A Significant Barrier to Care in Africa - A Quantitative Analytical Study [PDF]

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
Otobo D, Umutoni A, Jones E, Muhamuza A, Yao C.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a Pipeline of African Global Surgery Scholars

South African Medical Journal, 2023
Global surgery is developing as new discipline in many countries. Global surgery primarily aims to improve access to quality surgery in low-and-middle Income countries (LMICs).
P Francis, K Chu, M Isiagi, G Fieggen, C Gordon, S Maswime   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Haitian State Hospital Orthopedic Grand Rounds Series: A Virtual Curriculum to Address Global Surgery Needs

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Background: Orthopedic Relief Services International (ORSI), in partnership with the Foundation for Orthopedic Trauma and the department of Orthopedic Surgery of La Paix University Hospital in Haiti, has developed a year-round Orthopedic Grand Round ...
Lindsay Hock, Melissa Zahl, Pierre-Marie Woolley, Christina Barau Dejean, Christian A. Pean, Ronald Israelski   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decentralization and Regionalization of Surgical Care: A Review of Evidence for the Optimal Distribution of Surgical Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2019
Background While recommendations for the optimal distribution of surgical services in high-income countries (HICs) exist, it is unclear how these translate to resource-limited settings.
Katherine R. Iverson, Emma Svensson, Kristin Sonderman, Ernest J. Barthélemy, Isabelle Citron, Kerry A. Vaughan, Brittany L. Powell, John G. Meara, Mark G. Shrime   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative Analysis of the Host-Perceived Impact of Unidirectional Global Surgery Training in Kijabe, Kenya: Benefits, Challenges, and a Desire for Bidirectional Exchange

World Journal of Surgery, 2022
As globalization of surgical training increases, growing evidence demonstrates a positive impact of global surgery experiences on trainees from high-income countries (HIC).
Catherine N. Zivanov, James Joseph, Daniel E. Pereira, Jana B. Macleod, Rondi M. Kauffmann   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Post-decolonisation: Global Health and Global Surgery’s Coming of Age

Indian Journal of Surgery, 2022
Global Health and Global Surgery (GH&GS) are vast disciplines incorporating much more than Public Health for the underprivileged. Worldwide mortality from lack of access to safe and affordable surgical care when needed was estimated to be 18.6 million in
B. Chawla, J. Lindert, D. Sharma
semanticscholar   +1 more source