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Profile and triage validity of trauma patients triaged green: a prospective cohort study from a secondary care hospital in India

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives To evaluate the profile of non-urgent patients triaged ‘green’, as part of a triage trial in the emergency department (ED) of a secondary care hospital in India.
Naveen Sharma   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

What to scale first? A cross-sectional analysis of factors affecting cesarean delivery rates at first referral units in Bihar, India

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2023
Background Low rates of caesarean delivery (CD) (
Anna Alaska Pendleton   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recognising socio-cultural barriers while seeking early detection services for breast cancer: a study from a Universal Health Coverage setting in India

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2023
Background Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in India, yet the uptake of early detection programs is poor. This leads to late presentation, advanced stage at the time of diagnosis, and high mortality.
Riya Sawhney   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing trauma mortality of injured patients in India and the USA: a risk-adjusted analysis

open access: yesTrauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2021
Objectives Comparisons of risk-adjusted trauma mortality between high-income countries and low and middle-income countries (LMICs) can be used to identify specific patient populations and injury patterns for targeted interventions.
Nobhojit Roy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Academic Global Surgery: Creating Opportunities, Equity, and Diversity

open access: yesAnnals 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is by far the worst epidemic in the last century, causing more than 6 [...]
Robert Colebunders   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of health worker vaccination programs in low, middle and upper middle-income countries

open access: yesPublic Health in Practice, 2023
Objectives: Health workers (HW) are at risk of contracting vaccine preventable diseases when caring for patients and communities. This study aims to evaluate the existing literature on the routine vaccination of health workers against a variety of ...
Gabriel C. Gaviola   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing antimicrobial stewardship to reduce surgical site infections: Experience and challenges from two tertiary-care hospitals in Mumbai, India

open access: yesJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) contribute significantly to post-surgical morbidity globally. Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) are essential to reduce SSI rates and to curb antimicrobial resistance, especially in low-and-middle ...
Bhakti Sarang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries : a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood.
HASH(0x559ad8704578), Lilford, Richard
core   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of the Factors Associated with Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women in Low and Middle-Income Countries

open access: yesJurnal Ners, 2020
Introduction: This review aims to explore the factors influencing cervical screening uptake among women in low and middle-income countries. Methods: The studies were systematically identified by searching electronic databases with the keywords “cervical ...
Elok Faradisa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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