2020
Development of an Operative Trauma Course in Uganda—A Report of a Three-Year Experience
Ullrich SJ, DeWane MP, Cheung M, Fleming M, Namugga MM, Fu W, Kurigamba G, Kabuye R, Mabweijano J, Galukande M, Ozgediz D, Pei KY. Development of an Operative Trauma Course in Uganda—A Report of a Three-Year Experience. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 520-527. PMID: 32799000, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolClinical CompetenceCurriculumFemaleHealth ResourcesHumansInjury Severity ScoreInterdisciplinary PlacementInternship and ResidencyMaleMiddle AgedSurgeonsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesTraumatologyTreatment OutcomeUgandaWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsOperative techniqueTrauma courseInitial patient evaluationThree-year experienceLow-resource settingsHealth care systemBedside interventionsRoad traffic crashesPatient demographicsClinical outcomesPatient evaluationLiver repairHead CTLeading causePractice patternsDiagnostic imagingLow-income countriesSecond-year surgical residentsStudy periodCare systemResident practiceSurgical residentsLaparotomySignificant differencesPatients
2019
Barriers to Pediatric Surgical Care in Low-Income Countries: The Three Delays' Impact in Uganda
Kakembo N, Godier-Furnemont A, Nabirye A, Cheung M, Kisa P, Muzira A, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D. Barriers to Pediatric Surgical Care in Low-Income Countries: The Three Delays' Impact in Uganda. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 242: 193-199. PMID: 31085367, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHealth ExpendituresHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleOutpatient Clinics, HospitalPatient Acceptance of Health CareProspective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsSurgical Procedures, OperativeTertiary Care CentersTime-to-TreatmentUgandaConceptsPediatric surgery outpatient clinicPediatric surgical careSurgical careSurgery outpatient clinicMajority of patientsTime of presentationPosterior sagittal anorectoplastyDefinitive surgical careCatastrophic health expenditureColostomy closureHealthcare visitsPatient ageOutpatient databaseTertiary hospitalClinic patientsOutpatient clinicSagittal anorectoplastyDefinitive carePatient expendituresHealth facilitiesPatientsCurrent visitCurrent medical issuesLow-income countriesCareBest 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 ResearchConceptsIncremental 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