Assessing trauma care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and evidence synthesis mapping the three delays framework to …
Background The large burden of injuries falls disproportionately on low/middle-income
countries (LMICs). Health system interventions improve outcomes in high-income countries …
countries (LMICs). Health system interventions improve outcomes in high-income countries …
The state of global trauma and acute care surgery/surgical critical care
Trauma is a global health problem with an unevenly distributed impact, the major brunt
borne by low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 90% of worldwide …
borne by low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), where more than 90% of worldwide …
Assessing barriers to quality trauma care in low and middle-income countries: a Delphi study
J Whitaker, D Nepogodiev, A Leather, J Davies - Injury, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Most deaths from injury occur in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
with one third potentially avoidable with better health system access. This study aimed to …
with one third potentially avoidable with better health system access. This study aimed to …
Novel application of multi-facility process map analysis for rapid injury care health system assessment in Northern Malawi
J Whitaker, AS Amoah, A Dube, L Chirwa, B Munthali… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We used the process mapping method and Three Delays framework, to identify
and visually represent the relationship between critical actions, decisions and barriers to …
and visually represent the relationship between critical actions, decisions and barriers to …
The need to collect, aggregate, and analyze global anesthesia and surgery data.
S Juran, M Gruendl, IH Marks, PN Broer… - Canadian journal of …, 2019 - escholarship.org
In the Sustainable Development Goals era, there is a new awareness of the need for an
integrated approach to healthcare interventions and a strong commitment to Universal …
integrated approach to healthcare interventions and a strong commitment to Universal …
Identifying a basket of surgical procedures to standardize global surgical metrics: an international Delphi study
Objective: We aimed to define a globally applicable list of surgical procedures, or “basket,”
which could represent a health system's capacity to provide surgical care and standardize …
which could represent a health system's capacity to provide surgical care and standardize …
Development of a needs assessment tool to promote capacity building in hand surgery outreach trips: a methodological triangulation approach
LM Shapiro, MO Park, DJ Mariano, RN Kamal - The Journal of Hand …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The surgical burden in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) is immense.
Despite the increase in resources invested in surgical outreach trips to LMIC, there is no …
Despite the increase in resources invested in surgical outreach trips to LMIC, there is no …
A systematic review of capacity assessment tools in pediatric surgery: global assessment in pediatric surgery (gaps) phase I
Abstract Background The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery highlighted global surgical
need but offered little insight into the specific surgical challenges of children in low-resource …
need but offered little insight into the specific surgical challenges of children in low-resource …
Assessment of surgical and trauma capacity in Potosí, Bolivia
Background Scaling up surgical and trauma care in low-and middle-income countries could
prevent nearly 2 million annual deaths. Various survey instruments exist to measure surgical …
prevent nearly 2 million annual deaths. Various survey instruments exist to measure surgical …
Evaluating a novel prehospital emergency trauma care assessment tool (PETCAT) for low-and middle-income countries in Sierra Leone
PG Delaney, ZJ Eisner, AH Thullah, BD Muller… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background WHO recommends training lay first responders (LFRs) as the first step toward
formal emergency medical services development, yet no tool exists to evaluate LFR …
formal emergency medical services development, yet no tool exists to evaluate LFR …