2014
Prevalence of thoracic surgical care need in a developing country: Results of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional nationwide survey
Zogg CK, Kamara TB, Groen RS, Mungo B, Kushner AL, Molena D. Prevalence of thoracic surgical care need in a developing country: Results of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional nationwide survey. International Journal Of Surgery 2014, 13: 1-7. PMID: 25447608, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast DiseasesChildCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansLogistic ModelsMaleSierra LeoneThoracic Surgical ProceduresConceptsCross-sectional nationwide surveySurgical care needsSurgical Need toolSurgeons OverSeas AssessmentNationwide surveyChest/breastResource-limited settingsBack complaintsThoracic surgeryBreast problemsSurgical conditionsSurgical problemsCare needsBack problemsSurgical needsLogistic regressionHealth systemLow-income countriesPrevalenceNeed toolsOlder participantsMinimal educationComplaintsCareFarm workersPrevalence of Surgical Conditions in Individuals Aged More Than 50 Years: A Cluster‐Based Household Survey in Sierra Leone
Wong EG, Kamara TB, Groen RS, Zogg CK, Zenilman ME, Kushner AL. Prevalence of Surgical Conditions in Individuals Aged More Than 50 Years: A Cluster‐Based Household Survey in Sierra Leone. World Journal Of Surgery 2014, 39: 55-61. PMID: 24791948, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2620-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealth ResourcesHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services ResearchHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSierra LeoneSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSurgical conditionsSurgical diseaseElderly individualsCross-sectional household surveyLow-resource settingsHealthcare burdenPatient populationTraditional medicine practitionersSurgical problemsRetrospective analysisElderly populationSurgical capacityStandardized questionnaireSurgical needsUnmet burdenMedicine practitionersElderly deathsDiseaseHousehold surveyPrevalenceSierra LeoneDeathBurdenPrevious yearYears
2013
Recognition of surgical need as part of cancer control in Africa
Zogg CK. Recognition of surgical need as part of cancer control in Africa. The Lancet Oncology 2013, 14: e289. PMID: 23816291, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70210-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research