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Measurements of Surgical Volume in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a Systematic Review
Annals of Global Health, 2023 Background: Surgical volume is a surgical indicator that was described in the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) and the World Bank World Development Indicators as an important metric for tracking the delivery of surgical care.
Ifeoluwa Shoyombo +10 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.This study integrates transcriptomic profiling of matched tumor and healthy tissues from 32 colorectal cancer patients with functional validation in patient‐derived organoids, revealing dysregulated metabolic programs driven by overexpressed xCT (SLC7A11) and SLC3A2, identifying an oncogenic cystine/glutamate transporter signature linked to ...
Marco Strecker +16 more
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Building a Sustainable Global Surgical Program in an Academic Department of Surgery
Annals of Global Health, 2016 BackgroundGlobal surgery and volunteerism in surgery has gained significant interest in recent years for general surgery residents across the country.
Linda P. Zhang +3 more
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Optimal Resources for Children's Surgical Care: Executive Summary. [PDF]
, 2019 Surgical care has an incontrovertible, crosscutting role in achieving child health. Children develop different surgical diseases compared to adults, present unique anesthetic challenges, and have special perioperative needs.
Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery
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Screening for lung cancer: A systematic review of overdiagnosis and its implications
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Low‐dose computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer may increase overdiagnosis compared to no screening, though the risk is likely low versus chest X‐ray. Our review of 8 trials (84 660 participants) shows added costs. Further research with strict adherence to modern nodule management strategies may help determine the extent to which ...
Fiorella Karina Fernández‐Sáenz +12 more
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Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2019 Background Patients' lack of awareness of available services is a significant barrier to delivering surgical care in resource‐limited settings. Short message service (SMS) text messaging is a potential means to disseminate this information in resource ...
Shekhar K. Gadkaree +5 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Background: Worldwide, neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years lost and the second leading cause of death. Despite global health capacity-building efforts, each year, 22.6 million individuals worldwide require ...
Jean Wilguens Lartigue +11 more
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Assessment of coronary artery outward remodeling in consequence of excision of epicardial adipose tissue in Ossabaw swine [PDF]
, 2017 Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) results from the buildup of cholesterol, inflammatory factors, and proliferating smooth muscle cells within a vessel wall. This plaque impedes on the vessel lumen, decreasing the space through which blood can flow,
Coderre, Kelly
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Global Surgery and Mercy Ships
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2022 Two-thirds of the world population do not have access to safe, affordable and timely surgery. This global surgical crisis largely affects low and middle-income countries, and it will surpass the challenges created by communicable diseases. The barriers of access to surgery range from cost of surgery and patient transportation to availability and ...
Leo Cheng, Hilary Cheng, Gary Parker
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