2019
Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense?
Yap A, Cheung M, Muzira A, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense? Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30907755, PMCID: PMC6752983, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansModels, EconomicOperating RoomsPediatricsPublic HealthUgandaConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPediatric operating roomOperating roomLife yearsPatient outcome dataPediatric surgical diseasesCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDefinitive treatmentPreventable morbiditySaharan AfricaSurgical diseasePatient's perspectiveOutcome dataSurgical infrastructureSocietal perspectiveLow-income countriesPublic healthPediatricsBest buyInterventionDisabilityHospital spaceHeavy burdenYears
2017
The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery: Optimal Resources for Improving Care
Goodman LF, St-Louis E, Yousef Y, Cheung M, Ure B, Ozgediz D, Ameh EA, Bickler S, Poenaru D, Oldham K, Farmer D, Lakhoo K. The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery: Optimal Resources for Improving Care. European Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2017, 28: 051-059. PMID: 28806850, DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical careChildren's surgical careChildren's surgerySurgical providersGlobal InitiativeSurgical specialtiesSurgical care providersNational surgical plansLevel of careAffordable surgical careSafe surgical careLow-resource settingsWorld Health OrganizationMiddle-income countriesChildren's HospitalReferral levelHospital careResearch support centerCare providersSurgerySurgical planDisease controlHealth OrganizationCareLancet Commission