2021
Access to pediatric surgery delivered by general surgeons and anesthesia providers in Uganda: Results from 2 rural regional hospitals
Grabski DF, Ajiko M, Kayima P, Ruzgar N, Nyeko D, Fitzgerald TN, Langer M, Cheung M, Cigliano B, D'Agostino S, Baird R, Duffy D, Tumukunde J, Nabukenya M, Ogwang M, Kisa P, Sekabira J, Kakembo N, Ozgediz D. Access to pediatric surgery delivered by general surgeons and anesthesia providers in Uganda: Results from 2 rural regional hospitals. Surgery 2021, 170: 1397-1404. PMID: 34130809, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric surgical capacityRural regional hospitalGeneral surgeonsSurgical capacitySurgery admissionsMiddle-income countriesSurgical guidelinesRegional hospitalPediatric surgeryAnesthesia providersRegional Referral HospitalProspective clinical databasePediatric surgical servicesPediatric surgical careGeneral surgery casesMajority of casesHospital mortalityPrimary outcomeReferral hospitalSurgical infectionsClinical outcomesSurgery casesHernia repairSurgical careSurgical procedures
2019
Burden and Outcomes of Neonatal Surgery in Uganda: Results of a Five-Year Prospective Study
Ullrich SJ, Kakembo N, Grabski DF, Cheung M, Kisa P, Nabukenya M, Tumukunde J, Fitzgerald TN, Langer M, Situma M, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D. Burden and Outcomes of Neonatal Surgery in Uganda: Results of a Five-Year Prospective Study. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 246: 93-99. PMID: 31562991, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost of IllnessCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth WorkforceHospital MortalityHospitals, PediatricHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesMaleProspective StudiesQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurvival RateUgandaConceptsDisability-adjusted life yearsNeonatal surgeryUnmet needLife yearsFive-year prospective studyNeonatal surgical conditionsNeonatal surgical admissionsHealth care systemPotential additional benefitNeonatal admissionsPostoperative mortalitySurgical admissionsSurgical coverageImproved survivalMedian ageMiddle-income countriesOverall mortalityProspective studySurgical interventionAnorectal malformationsSurgical conditionsCongenital anomaliesHigh-income countriesPediatric anesthesiologistsSurgical careBarriers 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 countriesCare
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