Pediatric procedural sedation in African clinical settings: A mixed methods study of African providers’ sedation practices.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000332
Systemic emergency department performance in a low resource tertiary health facility in central Kenya: Micro level emergency care system evaluation.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000277
Analgesia use in trauma patients at a university teaching hospital in Kigali, Rwanda.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000204
A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to emergency care delays in Northern Tanzania through the Three Delays.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000356
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2808901
Clinical Outcomes Associated With Overestimation of Oxygen Saturation by Pulse Oximetry in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808735
Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Top Searched Queries About Cancer. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2808733
Use of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots for Cancer Treatment Information.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2808731
Updating Good Medical Practice guidelines: a first step towards tackling sexism and sexual misconduct in healthcare. https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1952
Timing of Cholecystectomy After Moderate and Severe Acute Biliary Pancreatitis.https://tinyurl.com/2p836875
Scientists who don’t speak fluent English get little help from journals, study finds. An analysis of hundreds of journals finds limited efforts to accommodate scientists who are not native English speakers. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02529-1
Innovations in Surgical Communication 4—Present the Downsides of Surgery, Not Just Risks. https://tinyurl.com/4wexfy7u
Functional outcomes of the knee and associated factors after intramedullary nailing of tibial diaphysial fractures at Addis Ababa Emergency, burn, and Trauma Hospital (AaEBT) hospital, Ethiopia.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02155-8
A systematic review and meta-analysis of hernia sac management in laparoscopic groin hernia mesh repair: reduction or transection?https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02147-8
Is single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) dependent on the location of the tumor?https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02141-0
Omitting Radiotherapy after Breast-Conserving Surgery in Luminal A Breast Cancer.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2302344?query=featured_home
Appendicectomy remains treatment of choice for patients with acute appendicitis.https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj-2022-074652
Breast Cancer After Reduction Mammoplasty: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence, Treatment and Screening Patterns.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/fulltext/2023/09000/breast_cancer_after_reduction_mammoplasty__a.24.aspx?context=latestarticles
Factors affecting compliance to preoperative patient care guidelines among nurses working in surgical wards of a tertiary referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/249322
QUALITY NEUROSURGICAL CARE IS AN URGENT NEED. https://kbnf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/KBNF_2021_Annual-Report_digital.pdf
The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science.https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002184
Understanding postpartum haemorrhage.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01732-4/fulltext?dgcid=twitter_organic_WR_lancet&utm_campaign=WR&utm_content=261181248&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-27013292
Cost-effectiveness of neurocritical care in settings with limited resources.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00326-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
6 Billion People Have No Access to Safe, Timely, and Affordable Cardiac Surgical Care. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772963X22000655
Improving the Management of Postdural Puncture Headache—An International Clinical Guideline and Call for Better Evidence.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808364?utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamanetworkopen&utm_content=wklyforyou&utm_term=081623?adv=000001542754
Innovations in Surgical Communication 3—Promote Deliberation, Not Technical Education. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2808477?guestAccessKey=7d37f550-8d61-4826-b132-b23d900a605b&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamasurgery&utm_content=olf&utm_term=081623&adv=000001542754
Mucins and mucinous ovarian carcinoma: Development, differential diagnosis, and treatment. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06429-0
Health-seeking experiences of women with obstetric fistula: a qualitative study at two fistula centres in Ghana. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e064830
Towards a bidirectional decoloniality in academic global health: insights from settler colonialism and racial capitalism.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00307-8/fulltext#%20
What research evidence can support the decolonisation of global health? Making space for deeper scholarship in global health journals.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00299-1/fulltext
Invited Commentary: The Devil Is in the Details: Implementation Failures Result from Misunderstandings and Miscommunication.https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/citation/2023/09000/invited_commentary__the_devil_is_in_the_details_.2.aspx
Determining the Minimum Clinically Important Difference for the European Hernia Society Quality of Life Instrument in Inguinal Hernia Repair Patients.https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/abstract/2023/09000/determining_the_minimum_clinically_important.18.aspx
Impact of Prehabilitation on Postoperative Mortality and the Need for Non-Home Discharge in High-Risk Surgical Patients.https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/abstract/2023/09000/impact_of_prehabilitation_on_postoperative.22.aspx
Cognition, Capacity, and Consent for Elective Surgery in Older Adult Populations.https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/citation/2023/09000/cognition,_capacity,_and_consent_for_elective.24.aspx
Perioperative Vaginal Estrogen as Adjunct to Native Tissue Vaginal Apical Prolapse Repair. A Randomized Clinical Trial. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2808329
Updating Evidence for Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2808351
Trends in Anesthesia/Sedation for Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Encounters in Pediatric Emergency Departments, 2012-2022.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2808370
Mesorectal reconstruction with pedicled greater omental transplantation to relieve low anterior resection syndrome following total intersphincteric resection in patients with ultra-low rectal cancer. https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02140-1
Complications of preventive loop ileostomy versus colostomy: a meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, and systematic review.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02129-w
Breast conservation therapy decreased heart-specific mortality in breast cancer patients compared with mastectomy.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02132-1
Effect of knee arthroscopic debridement combined with peripatellar denervation on restoration of knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02113-4
Local excision versus thrombectomy in thrombosed external hemorrhoids: a multicenter, prospective, observational study.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02105-4
Rates of Induction of Labor at 39 Weeks and Cesarean Delivery Following Publication of the ARRIVE Trial. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808145
Are we training our students to be white saviours in global health?https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01629-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
Different Gabapentin and Pregabalin Dosages for Perioperative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery. A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2808121
Manual of Resource-Limited Surgery. New Chapter: Initial Management of Acute Burns in a resource limited setting. https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Approach%20to%20Burns.pdf
Medical device regulation and oversight in African countries: a scoping review of literature and development of a conceptual framework.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/8/e012308
The Cost of Being a Woman in Academic Cardiothoracic Surgery: Joint Collaboration of The STS Workforces on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Cardiothoracic Surgery Practice Models. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003497523008226
Innovations in Surgical Communication 2—Focus on the Goals of Surgery.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2808127?guestAccessKey=c891b995-2ebd-486d-9ac0-9f39fbe08e02&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamasurgery&utm_content=olf&utm_term=080923&utm_adv=000001542754
Long-Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2808133?guestAccessKey=fafee0e4-c4ac-4e4f-883f-b342bdec2b8f&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamasurgery&utm_content=olf&utm_term=080923&utm_adv=000001542754
A descriptive study based on the comparison of ChatGPT and evidence-based neurosurgeons. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(23)01667-X
Pain assessment in intensive care units of a low-middle income country: impact of the basic educational course.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04523-7
Comparative effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy versus craniotomy for traumatic acute subdural hematoma (CENTER-TBI): an observational cohort study.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00338-3/fulltext
A comparative study between high ligation of the inter-sphincteric fistula tract via lateral Approach Versus Fistulotomy and primary sphincteroplasty in High Trans-Sphincteric Fistula-in-Ano: a randomized clinical trial.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02117-0
Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2214617?query=featured_home
Awareness of prostate cancer and its associated factors among male patients attending care in the urology unit at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e073602
Global Mentorship in Neurosurgery for Medical Students Study (the GloMNMS Study): a multinational multi-institutional cross-sectional audit.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e071696
Systematic review of the relationship between burn-out and spiritual health in doctors.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e068402
National Surgical Healthcare Policy Development and Implementation: Where do We Stand in Africa? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07131-0
Gender Disparities in Complications, Costs, and Mortality After Emergency Gastrointestinal Surgery in Kenya.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022480423003025
The narrative must change: Ethical research tenets do not change when you cross borders. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pan.14706
Impact of mobile phone use on accidental falls risk in young adult pedestrians.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)05574-3
Effects of Cuff Size on the Accuracy of Blood Pressure Readings
The Cuff(SZ) Randomized Crossover Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2807853
There Is No 1-Size-Fits-All to Blood Pressure Measurement—Cuff Size Matters.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2807857
Management of perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms.https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj-2022-072612
Breast cancer screening: Overdiagnosis increases significantly with age, researchers say. https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1823
Attitudes towards death and dying among intensive care professionals: A cross-sectional design evaluating culture-related differential item functioning of the frommelt attitudes toward care of the dying instrument.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06072-3
Multilevel modelling of neonatal mortality in Ghana: Does household and community levels matter? https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06169-8
Evaluation of the accuracy of new modalities in the assessment and classification of lumbar lordosis: A comparison to Cobb’s angle measurement.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06160-1
Helicobacter pylori and epithelial mesenchymal transition in human gastric cancers: An update of the literature. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06153-4
Your Son Is a Very Sick Boy: What One Says Matters.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2808222
An in-depth analysis of head-on crash severity and fatalities in Ghana.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06145-5
Effect of Carbetocin on Uterine Tone during Cesarean Section: A Comparison between Subarachnoid Block and General Anesthesia.https://www.annalsafrmed.org/article.asp?issn=1596-3519;year=2023;volume=22;issue=3;spage=321;epage=326;aulast=Fyneface-Ogan
Effect-site concentrations of remifentanil for smooth emergence from combined epidural–general anesthesia or general anesthesia in patients using video double-lumen tube: A randomized trial. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06105-4
Benefits of a laparoscopic approach for second colorectal resection after colectomy or proctectomy –a retrospective study-.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02111-6
Genius is Largely a Matter of Making a Continuous Effort: A Reappraisal of the Contributions of H. William Scott, Jr., MD, A Surgeon Nonpareil.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/Fulltext/2023/09000/Genius_is_Largely_a_Matter_of_Making_a_Continuous.15.aspx?context=LatestArticles
‘Through and Through’ History: The Management of Gunshot Wounds From the 14th Century to the Present.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/Fulltext/2023/09000/_Through_and_Through__History__The_Management_of.12.aspx?context=LatestArticles
A “New” Nonmesh Technique for Inguinal Hernia Repair: Revisiting E. Wyllys Andrews and His Imbricating Operation.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/Fulltext/2023/09000/A__New__Nonmesh_Technique_for_Inguinal_Hernia.9.aspx?context=LatestArticles
Help a mother out: The impact of acute care surgeon response in postpartum hemorrhage. https://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(23)00363-X/fulltext
ChatGPT-like AIs are coming to major science search engines. Scopus, Dimensions and Web of Science are introducing conversational AI search.https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02470-3
Analysis of risk factors for complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06091-7
AI and Medical Education — A 21st-Century Pandora’s Box.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2304993?query=featured_home
Time-Dependent Changes in Risk of Progression During Use of Bevacizumab for Ovarian Cancer.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2807928
Innovations in Surgical Communication—Provide Your Opinion, Don’t Hide It.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2808063
Mastectomy margins for ductal carcinoma-in-situ (DCIS): 18 Years of follow-up.https://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(23)00326-4/fulltext
Surgical versus non-surgical management for patients with malignant bowel obstruction (S1316): a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00191-7/fulltext
A posterior tibial slope angle over 12 degrees is critical to epiphyseal fracture of the proximal tibia: Three-dimensional finite element analysis.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06062-0
The effectiveness of problem-based learning compared with lecture-based learning in surgical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nine studies were included totally. This study showed that the PBL teaching model is more effective than the LBL teaching model in surgical education on the aspects of enhancing clinical competence and student satisfaction. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04531-7
Effect of Dural-Puncture Epidural vs Standard Epidural for Epidural Extension on Onset Time of Surgical Anesthesia in Elective Cesarean Delivery. A Randomized Clinical Trial. These results suggest that DPE epidural extension anesthesia is superior to standard epidural, but these findings need to be confirmed in women requiring intrapartum cesarean delivery.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2807803
Practice, confidence and continuity of breast self-examination among women in Thailand during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e071306
Effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients under general anaesthesia: an updated meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e067102
Scarlett McNally: Let’s focus on tertiary prevention and perioperative care.https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1739
Ask the expert: Diagnosis and management of complications in pregnancy in primary care. https://www.bmj.com/content/382/bmj.p1345
Common Sense Oncology: outcomes that matter.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00319-4/fulltext
Levels and determinants of overprescribing of antibiotics in the public and private primary care sectors in South Africa. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/7/e012374
Acceptability of surgical care in Uganda: a qualitative study on users and providers.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e070479
Prioritization of surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia care in India over seven decades: A systematic analysis of policy documents.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002084
Rural surgery as global surgery before global surgery.https://gh.bmj.com/content/7/3/e008222
Early delivery for pre-eclampsia might save lives in low-income and middle-income settings. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00824-3/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
Simulation-Based Breast Biopsy Training Using a Low-Cost Gelatin-Based Breast Model in Rwanda. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07038-w?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
Evaluation of Dual Dye Technique for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer: Two-Arm Open-Label Parallel Design Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07036-y?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
General Surgery Faculty Knowledge and Perceptions of Breast Pumping Amongst Postpartum Surgical Residents. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07005-5?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
Time to Increase Awareness of Breast Milk Pumping Among Postpartum Trainees and In-Practice Surgeons. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07046-w?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
A Scoping Review of Kidney Transplantation in Africa: How Far have We Come?https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07042-0?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
Invited Commentary: A Scoping Review of Kidney Transplantation in Africa—How Far Have We Come? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07099-x?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
Evaluating the Social Impact of a Proposed Orthopedic Center of Excellence in Northern Tanzania: A Novel Use of the Impact Multiple of Money Methodology.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07049-7?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
Prophylactic Risk-Reducing Mastectomy (PRRM): A Set Practice or Catch-22 Situation in LMIC. A Single-Centre Prospective Cohort Study.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-07033-1?utm_source=toc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=toc_268_47_9&utm_content=etoc_springer_20230731
Distracted Driving Is More Dangerous Than People Realize, New Research Shows. Multitasking can occupy attention longer than people anticipate. Using a cell phone is the primary source of distraction, but entering navigational information, trying to eat and performing other such activities can be just as risky. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/distracted-driving-is-more-dangerous-than-people-realize-new-research-shows/
Standardization and learning curve in laparoscopic hernia repair: experience of a high-volume center. https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02119-y
Peripartum Hysterectomy. every surgeon should be ready to do this lifesaving operation.OPEN MANUAL OF SURGERY IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS.https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Peripartum%20Hysterectomy.pdf
Prevalence and factors associated with ever had road traffic accidents among drivers in Hargeisa city, Somaliland, 2022. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)05839-5
Guidance for Authors, Peer Reviewers, and Editors on Use of AI, Language Models, and Chatbots. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807956
Childbearing, Infertility, and Career Trajectories Among Women in Medicine.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2807657
Characteristics and Treatment of Breast Cancer in Men: A 12-year Single-Institution Review. https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/characteristics-and-reatment-of-breast-cancer-in-men
Our Experience of the De la Torre-Mondragon Technique in the Surgical Management of Hirschsprung’s Disease. A Report on 52 Cases.https://journals.lww.com/ajps/Abstract/9000/Our_Experience_of_the_De_la_Torre_Mondragon.99921.aspx
Vacuum sealing drainage to treat Fournier’s gangrene.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02109-0
The CBS test: Development, evaluation & cross-validation of a community-based injury severity scoring system in Cameroon.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002110
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