2022
Neurotrauma in the Syrian War: analysis of 41,143 cases from July 2013–July 2015
Fatima N, Mowafi H, Hariri M, Alnahhas H, Al-Kassem A, Saqqur M. Neurotrauma in the Syrian War: analysis of 41,143 cases from July 2013–July 2015. Neurological Sciences 2022, 43: 3769-3774. PMID: 35018549, DOI: 10.1007/s10072-022-05878-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotrauma patientsTimes higher mortalityHospital stayBlunt injuryMedian lengthTrauma presentationsPatient presentationMethodsSecondary analysisPatientsGeneral traumaHigh mortalityNeurotraumaHospitalNeurosurgical proceduresLogistic regressionInjuryAdministrative datasetsFurther studiesMortalityUnknown dispositionTraumaPresentationLong-term needsMalesFemales
2017
Documenting deaths in the Syrian war
Mowafi H, Leaning J. Documenting deaths in the Syrian war. The Lancet Global Health 2017, 6: e14-e15. PMID: 29226822, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30457-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Results of a Nationwide Capacity Survey of Hospitals Providing Trauma Care in War-Affected Syria
Mowafi H, Hariri M, Alnahhas H, Ludwig E, Allodami T, Mahameed B, Koly JK, Aldbis A, Saqqur M, Zhang B, Al-Kassem A. Results of a Nationwide Capacity Survey of Hospitals Providing Trauma Care in War-Affected Syria. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 815-22. PMID: 27332144, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood BanksBlood TransfusionEquipment and Supplies, HospitalHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalsHumansMaintenance and Engineering, HospitalNursesPharmacy Service, HospitalRehabilitationRenal Replacement TherapySurgeonsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesSyriaTrauma CentersWarfareWorkforceConceptsTrauma hospitalTrauma careHealth infrastructureRenal replacement therapyEssential surgical servicesEmergency surgeryTomographic scannerReplacement therapyOxygen cylindersInpatient wardsBlood productsSurgical hospitalsSurgical servicesPharmacy servicesPediatric ventilatorsUnmet needHospitalRehabilitative servicesWidespread injuryPatientsWhole bloodPortable X-ray machineCapacity SurveyNationwide surveySurgery