What is 'global surgery'? Defining the multidisciplinary interface between surgery, anaesthesia and public health

M Bath, T Bashford, JE Fitzgerald - BMJ global health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
'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 …

Applications of electrospun drug-eluting nanofibers in wound healing: Current and future perspectives

N Akombaetwa, A Bwanga, PA Makoni, BA Witika - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wounds are a consequence of disruption in the structure, integrity, or function of the skin or
tissue. Once a wound is formed following mechanical or chemical damage, the process of …

Untreated surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: a cluster randomised, cross-sectional, countrywide survey

RS Groen, M Samai, KA Stewart, LD Cassidy… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Surgical care is increasingly recognised as an important part of global health
yet data for the burden of surgical disease are scarce. The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment …

Anaesthesia and environment: impact of a green anaesthesia on economics

JM Kampman, NHS Weiland - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Anaesthesia and environment: impact of a green anaesthesia o... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Anaesthesia and environment: impact of a green anaesthesia on …

Generation of political priority for global surgery: a qualitative policy analysis

YR Shawar, J Shiffman, DA Spiegel - The Lancet Global Health, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the high burden of surgical conditions, the provision of surgical
services has been a low global health priority. We examined factors that have shaped …

Risk factors for infection after 46,113 intramedullary nail operations in low-and middle-income countries

S Young, SA Lie, G Hallan, LG Zirkle… - World journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background The fields of surgery and trauma care have largely been neglected in the global
health discussion. As a result the idea that surgery is not safe or cost effective in resource …

A tool and index to assess surgical capacity in low income countries: an initial implementation in Sierra Leone

RS Groen, TB Kamara, R Dixon-Cole, S Kwon… - World journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background A first step toward improving surgical care in many low and middle income
countries is to document the need. To facilitate the collection and analysis of surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and pattern of traumatic brain injury in a develo** country regional trauma center

M Saatian, J Ahmadpoor, Y Mohammadi… - Bulletin of Emergency …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To determine the epidemiological aspects of patients with traumatic brain injury
(TBI) in a regional trauma center. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of glasgow coma scale (GCS) score and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II for predicting hospital mortality of ICU …

A Nik, MSS Andalibi, MR Ehsaei, A Zarifian… - Bulletin of Emergency …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To compare the efficacy and functional outcome of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
score with that of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Score II (APACHE II) in …

[PDF][PDF] Anesthesia capacity in 22 low and middle income countries

D Vo, MN Cherian, S Bianchi, L Noël, G Lundeg… - J Anesth Clin …, 2012 - academia.edu
Objective: A high mortality rate is associated with anesthesia in low and middle income
countries. The provision of basic and emergency surgical services in develo** countries …