Objectives Updated estimates of the prevalence of complications and case fatality ratio
(CFR) among typhoid fever patients are needed to understand disease burden. Methods …

'Global surgery'is the term adopted to describe a rapidly develo** multidisciplinary field
aiming to provide improved and equitable surgical care across international health systems …

Introduction As childhood mortality from infectious diseases falls across sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), the burden of disease attributed to surgical conditions is increasing. However, limited …

Background Typhoid fever incidence and complications, including intestinal perforation,
have declined significantly in high-income countries, with mortality rates< 1%. However, an …

Background Typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) remains the most serious complication of
typhoid fever. In many countries, the diagnosis of TIP relies on intraoperative identification …

Background Typhoid and paratyphoid fever, collectively known as enteric fever, are systemic
infections caused by Salmonella enterica and are highly prevalent in children. We aimed to …

Background Most remote areas have restricted access to healthcare services and are too
small and remote to sustain specialist services. In 2017, the World Society of Emergency …

The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) recommends using specialist surgical
workforce density as one of 6 core indicators for monitoring universal access to safe …

Background: Mortality from peritonitis due to typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) in sub-
Saharan Africa is high. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the predictive factors of …

STRUCTURED ABSTRACT Objective We aimed to review global studies reporting on
mortality, morbidity, and post-operative complications in patients with typhoid intestinal …