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 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