2022
Factors impacting trauma-specific quality of life following injury: A multi-center assessment in Lebanon
Elreichouni A, Al-Hajj S, Maciejewski KR, Ariss AB, Mowafi H. Factors impacting trauma-specific quality of life following injury: A multi-center assessment in Lebanon. Injury 2022, 53: 3255-3262. PMID: 35970634, PMCID: PMC11384921, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma-specific qualitySevere injuriesProspective cohort studyTime of injuryBeirut Medical CenterQuality of lifeMulti-center assessmentCohort studyFunctional recoveryMultivariable linear modelsPatient 1Life QuestionnaireMedical CenterGlobal burdenPatientsGovernmental hospitalsLife 1Life yearsInjuryPocket costsHospitalSocioeconomic statusMore studiesHealthcare careSocioeconomic factorsNeurotrauma 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
2018
Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda
Rice BT, Bisanzo M, Maling S, Joseph R, Mowafi H, Chamberlain S, Dreifuss B, Hammerstedt H, Langevin M, Nelson S, Periyanayagam U. Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e020188. PMID: 29950461, PMCID: PMC6020949, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief complaintPatient visitsInter-rater reliabilityEmergency careQuality assurance databaseEmergency care practitionersConsensus processSubstantial inter-rater reliabilityRetrospective reviewDerivation datasetCare practitionersComplaintsValidation datasetSouthwestern UgandaSecond validation datasetVisitsCohen's kappaCareKappaSeparate validation datasetData entryProfit hospitalsStataHospitalUganda
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