Colorectal surgery practice, training, and research in low-resource settings

KM Chu, L Bust, T Forgan - Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Colorectal surgery (CRS) practice, training, and research differ between low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries due to disparity in resources. LMIC …

Catalysing global surgery: a meta-research study on factors affecting surgical research collaborations with Africa

TO Kirengo, H Dossajee, EM Onyango… - Systematic …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Introduction In December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent
need for rapid collaboration, research, and interventions. International research …

Mixed-methods exploration of challenges to stoma care for ostomates in four low-and middle-income countries: STomacARe For Improvement reSearcH (STARFISH) …

MCM Lapitan, MDP Sacdalan, MPJ Lopez… - Journal of Global Health …, 2024 - joghr.org
# Background Little is known about the challenges of stoma care and potential solutions for
patients in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to assess the …

Short and long-term outcomes of elderly patients undergoing left-sided colorectal resection with primary anastomosis for cancer

M Kryzauskas, A Bausys, J Kuliavas, K Bickaite… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background The proportion of elderly colorectal cancer (CRC) patients requiring surgery is
increasing. Colorectal resection for left-sided cancers is the most controversial as the …

Psychological assistance to ostomate patients. Proposal of intervention protocol (Perrotta-Guerrieri Psychological Care for Ostomy Patients, PCOP) and clinical …

G Perrotta, E Guerrieri - Archives of Community Medicine and …, 2022 - healthdisgroup.com
Ostomy patients are subject to significant negative psychological impact, affecting their
quality of life in all respects (physical, psychological, social, economic, and spiritual) …

Perioperative mortality as a meaningful indicator: challenges and solutions for measurement, interpretation, and health system improvement

JS Ng-Kamstra, D Nepogodiev, I Lawani… - … Critical Care & Pain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Expanding global access to safe surgical and anaesthesia care is crucial to meet the health
targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As global surgical volume increases …

Preferences for treatment outcomes in rectal cancer: A discrete choice experiment among patients and healthy volunteers

A Miles, RJC Steele, G Hutton, S Morris - Colorectal Disease, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Treatment for rectal cancer can leave patients with a permanent stoma or bowel
dysfunction. In this work we aimed to examine preferences for treatment outcomes among …

[PDF][PDF] Indications for Stoma Creation and Early Outcome Predictors of Stoma Closure at Universtiy of Dodoma Teaching Hospitals

PJ Mbelle, S Kizigina, M Mwashambwa - Int J Biomed Res Prac, 2024 - scivisionpub.com
Background: In advanced and develo** countries stomas are commonly applied to clients,
which can either be colostomy or ileostomy. These stomas are associated with post …

[HTML][HTML] Stoma-free survival after rectal cancer resection with anastomotic leakage: development and validation of a prediction model in a large international cohort

NG Greijdanus, K Wienholts, S Ubels… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To develop and validate a prediction model (STOMA score) for 1-year stoma-free
survival in patients with rectal cancer (RC) with anastomotic leakage (AL). Background: AL …

Growing research in geriatric medicine: a trainee perspective

C Welch - Age and ageing, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Growing research in geriatric medicine is a priority area. Currently, involvement of
geriatricians in research lags behind other specialties. The reasons for this are multifactorial …