2024
Factors associated with elective surgical case cancellation at a tertiary hospital in Malawi
Serrato P, Msosa V, Kondwani J, Nkhumbwah M, Mowafi H, Smith J, Mulima G, Sion M. Factors associated with elective surgical case cancellation at a tertiary hospital in Malawi. World Journal Of Surgery 2024 PMID: 39558490, DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKamuzu Central HospitalFactors associated with lower oddsLower oddsFactors associated with cancellationTertiary hospitalProcess-related factorsAssociated with lower oddsPublic tertiary hospitalCase cancellationsElective surgical case cancellationCancellation of elective surgeriesCross-sectional studyMedian waiting timeReturn for surgerySurgery completion rateMultivariate regression modelHigher cancellation rateSurgical case cancellationCancellation of surgeryCompletion ratesPatient outcomesPatient demographicsOddsElective surgeryRegression models
2016
Developing metrics for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries
Abujaber S, Chang CY, Reynolds TA, Mowafi H, Obermeyer Z. Developing metrics for emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries. African Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 6: 116-124. PMID: 30456077, PMCID: PMC6234170, DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2016.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency careEmergency care deliveryMiddle-income countriesCare deliveryGeneral emergency careType of triageAnnual patient volumeEmergency care settingsYears of ageEmergency care researchPatient demographicsPediatric dataAdmission ratesCare settingsProvider trainingAverage agePatient volumeSubset of populationCare researchCareLMICsBed countConsiderable heterogeneitySystematic literature reviewAge