2021
Population characteristics, outcomes, and centerwide insights of the Zimbabwe national experience with the SIGN intramedullary nail (2013–2020)
Sibindi C, Mushambwe T, Mageza A, Socci A. Population characteristics, outcomes, and centerwide insights of the Zimbabwe national experience with the SIGN intramedullary nail (2013–2020). International Orthopaedics 2021, 46: 89-96. PMID: 34424393, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-021-05167-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSIGN Online Surgical DatabaseRoad traffic accidentsIntramedullary nailFracture fixationSIGN intramedullary nailMajority of patientsFemur fracture fixationVolume of patientsSIGN nailClinical outcomesOperative fixationRetrospective reviewSurgical databaseCommon causeSafe surgeryPopulation characteristicsPatientsSurgeryCommon procedureDifferent centersAverage timeNailOutcomesTraffic accidentsFixation
2012
Excellent Clinical Outcomes and High Retention in Care Among Adults in a Community-Based HIV Treatment Program in Rural Rwanda
Rich M, Miller A, Niyigena P, Franke M, Niyonzima J, Socci A, Drobac P, Hakizamungu M, Mayfield A, Ruhayisha R, Epino H, Stulac S, Cancedda C, Karamaga A, Niyonzima S, Yarbrough C, Fleming J, Amoroso C, Mukherjee J, Murray M, Farmer P, Binagwaho A. Excellent Clinical Outcomes and High Retention in Care Among Adults in a Community-Based HIV Treatment Program in Rural Rwanda. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2012, 59: e35-e42. PMID: 22156912, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31824476c4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-based antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyCommunity health workersHealth workersCD4 T-cell count increaseT-cell count increaseRetrospective medical record reviewCohort of patientsFree antiretroviral therapyHIV treatment programsMedical record reviewExcellent clinical outcomesRural health centersRural RwandaAdult patientsCommunity-based ART programMiddle-income countriesNutritional supportClinical outcomesOutcome benchmarksRecord reviewTuberculosis screeningExcellent outcomesHIV treatmentHIV programs