PAACS SURGERY UPDATES MARCH 2023

Perioperative Risk Assessment in Humanitarian Settings: A Scoping Review.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-06893-x

A Global Call for More Investment in Data-Driven Perioperative Care Delivery Models in Humanitarian Settings. https://www.springermedizin.de/a-global-call-for-more-investment-in-data-driven-perioperative-c/24105310

Tracheostomy-related indications, early complications and their predictors among patients in low resource settings: a prospective cohort study in the pre-COVID-19 era (Mbarara, Uganda). https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-01960-5

Manual of Resource-Limited Surgery @ManualofSurgery. New chapter on #cesarean birth by Lindsey Zamora @boneca511 and @LongAnnelise. How to deal with different fetal presentations and  unexpected findings. https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Cesarean%20Birth.pdf

Managing Complications Part 1: Yourself. https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Managing%20Complications%20Part%201-%20Yourself.pdf

Exploring the Use of a Fit-for-Purpose Surgical Headlight in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mixed Methods Study. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-023-06952-3

Impact of malnutrition on early outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00550-2/fulltext

Quality of care for postpartum hemorrhage: A direct observation study in referral hospitals in Kenya. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001670

Patient Satisfaction With, and Outcomes of, Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia at a Referral Hospital in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Fulltext/9900/Patient_Satisfaction_With,_and_Outcomes_of,.501.aspx

Perforation During Gynecological Procedures.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2802152

Continued Performance Improvement—What Practicing Surgeons Can Learn From Athletes. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2802103

Reexamining Time From Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Primary Breast Surgery.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2802104

Access to new drugs in paediatric oncology: can we learn from the ongoing ONC201 saga? https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00070-0/fulltext

Identifying positive and negative use of non-technical skills by anesthesiologists in the clinical operating room: An exploratory descriptive study.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)01301-4#%20

One year overall survival of wilms tumor cases and its predictors, among children diagnosed at a teaching hospital in South Western Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.

https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-023-10601-2

Systematic review of cholangiocarcinoma in Africa: epidemiology, management, and clinical outcomes. https://tinyurl.com/53m3tewk

A study of validity and usability evidence for non-technical skills assessment tools in simulated adult resuscitation scenarios.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04108-4

UK medical education should include training in point-of-care ultrasound.https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p574

Effect of monthly intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine with and without azithromycin versus monthly sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on adverse pregnancy outcomes in Africa: a double-blind randomised, partly placebo-controlled trial.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02535-1/fulltext

Translating the Value of the Academic Surgeon Into Salary, Time, and Resources.https://www.journalofsurgicalresearch.com/article/S0022-4804(23)00002-1/fulltext

The State of Cardiac Surgery in Ethiopia. https://www.jtcvsopen.org/article/S2666-2736(23)00072-4/fulltext

New Test Predicts a Life-Threatening Pregnancy Disorder. Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder, but doctors lacked a decisive way to predict its severity until now.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-test-predicts-a-life-threatening-pregnancy-disorder/

Intensive care unit readmission and unexpected death after emergency general surgery. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)01485-8#%20

Feasibility and usability of a very low-cost bubble continuous positive airway pressure device including oxygen blenders in a Ugandan level two newborn unit.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001354

A planned caesarean hysterectomy for placenta accreta spectrum at 35 weeks of gestation: antenatal identification and a multidisciplinary approach to manage an increasing condition. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02349-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Model-Based Operative Performance Expectations for Quantifying Competency in General Surgery. https://tinyurl.com/4f6txnda

Implementation and evaluation of an end-of-life care education program for oncology nurses working in medical-surgical wards: A quasi-experimental study.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)01303-8

Success After Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Surgery or Pessary Remains a Patient-Centered Choice.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2802384

Addressing the Surgical Workplace. An Opportunity to Create a Culture of Belonging. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/2023/04000/Addressing_the_Surgical_Workplace__An_Opportunity.4.aspx

Recommendations From the International Consensus Conference on Anemia Management in Surgical Patients (ICCAMS). https://tinyurl.com/4cspzn58

Perforated appendicitis: The solution to pollution is not dilution.https://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(22)00722-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Differences in perceptions of capability, autonomy, and expectations between residents and surgical team members in executing EPAs in Ethiopian medical education. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)01523-2

Sensitivity of a preanaesthesia screening and triage tool in identifying high-risk patients attending the preanaesthesia assessment clinic in a tertiary referral hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa: a diagnostic accuracy study (Aga Khan, Nairobi).

Risk factors for difficult mask ventilation and difficult intubation among patients undergoing pharyngeal and laryngeal surgery.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)01615-8

Linking population-based cohorts with cancer registries in LMIC: a case study and lessons learnt in India. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e068644

Prevalence of polypharmacy in pregnancy: a systematic review.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e067585

Tormentor mentors, and how to survive them. Bad mentors can go absent, sap your energy or embroil you in their paranoia. Here are five tips for tackling a toxic relationship. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00821-8

Global Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802561

Association of Prenatal and Postnatal Exposures to Warm or Cold Air Temperatures With Lung Function in Young Infants.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802560

Babies should be given peanut products between 4 and 6 months to reduce allergy, say researchers. https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p645

Effect of pregnancy versus postpartum maternal isoniazid preventive therapy on infant growth in HIV-exposed uninfected infants: a post-hoc analysis of the TB APPRISE trial. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00089-5/fulltext

Deciphering breast cancer: from biology to the clinic.https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)00099-5

Delays in cancer care for children in low-income and middle-income countries: development of a composite vulnerability index.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00053-0/fulltext

A cost-effectiveness analysis of surgical care delivery in Eastern Uganda-a societal perspective. https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-023-09216-x

Pregnancy and Residency — Overdue for Equity.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2215288?query=featured_home

Five-Year Survival Outcomes of Laparoscopy-Assisted vs Open Distal Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer. The JLSSG0901 Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2802654

Intelligent Virtual Operating Room for Enhancing Nontechnical Skills.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2802652

Entrustable professional activities in postgraduate general surgery training: a scoping review protocol. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e067322

UK withdraws pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines over anaphylaxis risk in surgery. https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p609

Delays in cancer care for children in low-income and middle-income countries: development of a composite vulnerability index.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00053-0/fulltext