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Lower Limb Amputations Among Individuals Living With Diabetes Mellitus in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Diabetes‐related lower‐limb amputation (LLA) is a major global health problem; although rates have declined in some high‐income settings, the burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) has not been systematically quantified. This review aimed to estimate the prevalence and incidence of diabetes‐related LLA in LMICs, based on available published
Kriste N. Alberts   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating Financial Barriers to Trauma Care in Cameroon Through Locally Designed Quality Improvement

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In low‐ and middle‐income countries, trauma patients frequently face delays and inequities in care due to out‐of‐pocket payment requirements for basic medical supplies. In Cameroon, such financial barriers may impede timely emergency treatment and worsen outcomes.
Dennis J. Zheng   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Care Needs in an Asymmetric Conflict: A Facility‐Based Cohort Study From Israel on October 7, 2023

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In an armed conflict with loss of territorial control and reduced EMS access, healthcare planners may need to anticipate significant prehospital death and that many patients arrive at hospital informally. ABSTRACT Background Due to the deteriorating global security situation, many countries are preparing their health systems for armed conflict. Wartime
Maximilian P. Nerlander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pattern of Orthopedic Injuries Related to Road Traffic Accidents Among Patients Managed at the Emergency Department in Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

open access: yesOpen Access Emergency Medicine, 2022
Yetnayet Bezabih,1 Birhanu Tesfaye,2 Birhanu Melaku,2 Hailu Asmare3 1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, Saint Peter Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis ...
Bezabih Y, Tesfaye B, Melaku B, Asmare H
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Impacts of Global Cannabis Policy Changes on Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Quasi‐Experimental Studies

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The liberalization of medical and recreational cannabis policies may increase cannabis initiation across age groups, with increased prevalence of cannabis use among young adults and adults and weaker effects among youth. Evidence also suggests increases in cannabis‐related health care utilization among adults.
SARAH B. WINDLE   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Surgical Prophylaxis Prescribing for Dentoalveolar Procedures in Australian Hospitals: 2016–2022

open access: yesAustralian Dental Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Antimicrobials are an adjunctive therapy in clinical dentistry. In dentoalveolar surgery, antimicrobials are not routinely required for surgical prophylaxis. This retrospective analysis of the Australian Surgical National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (Surgical NAPS) dataset aimed to evaluate the guideline compliance and ...
Jane Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tale of Two Centres—Exploring Bedside Challenges to Implementing a Clinical Quality Registry for Abdominal Wall Hernias in Metropolitan Australia

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In an effort to improve hernia care and mesh product surveillance, the Australia and New Zealand Hernia Society (ANZ Hernia) has been setting up a prototype binational learning healthcare system virtual clinical quality registry (CQR) for clinical use.
Edward Young   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic impact of chrono-nutritional and pro-inflammatory dietary patterns on chronic pain recovery: a prospective cohort study with population-based corroboration

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundCurrent research often overlooks synergistic interactions within dietary patterns, specifically between dietary composition and chrono-nutrition.
Chenxi Liu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facilitators, Barriers and Reported Implementation Outcomes of Wide‐Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet in Hand Surgery Practice: A Systematic Scoping Review

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wide‐Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) is increasingly being used by hand surgeons. This systematic scoping review aims to identify and collate existing evidence on the reported implementation outcomes, barriers, facilitators and implementation strategies relevant to WALANT in hand surgery practice. Methods A systematic
Freya Roberts   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological study of orthopedic injuries in hemodialysis patients in Taiwan: a fixed cohort survey, 2004–2008

open access: yesClinical Interventions in Aging, 2013
Nien-Tzu Chang,1,2,* Yi-Hui Lee,2,3 Jiin-Chyr Hsu,4 Chien-Lung Chan,5 Guey-Shiun Huang,2 Jenn-Huei Renn,1,6,* Nan-Ping Yang1,4,* 1Community Health Research Center and Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Department ...
Chang NT   +6 more
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