Browsing by Author "Razek, Tarek"

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    • Acute Care Surgery in Rwanda: Operative Epidemiology and Geographic Variations in Access to Care 

      Wong, Evan G; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Rousseau, Mathieu C; Ruhungande, Landouald; Kushner, Adam L; Liberman, Alexander S; Khwaja, Kosar; Dakermandji, Marc; Wilson, Marnie; Razek, Tarek; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Deckelbaum, Dan L (Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, Usa, Ny, 10010-1710, 2015)
      Background Surgical management of emergent, life-threatening diseases is an important public health priority. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe acute care general surgery procedures performed at the largest ...

    • Augmenting surgical capacity in resource-limited settings 

      Deckelbaum, L Dan; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Liberman, S Alexander; Razek, Tarek; Kyamanywa, Patrick (Elsevier Science Inc, 2012)
      Deficiencies in access to surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries are well recognised. Despite the awareness and benchmarks generated by the Millennium Development Goals, 1 most sub-Saharan African nations ...

    • Enhancing Medical Students’ Education and Careers in Global Surgery 

      Gosselin-Tardif, Alexandre; Butler-Laporte, Guillaume; Vassiliou, Melina; Khwaja, Kosar; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Razek, Tarek; Deckelbaum, Dan L (Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)
      With surgical conditions being significant contributors to the global burden of disease, efforts aimed at increasing future practitioners’ understanding, interest and participation in global surgery must be expanded. ...

    • An Innovative Paradigm for Surgical Education Programs in Resource-limited Settings 

      Deckelbaum, Dan L; Gosselin-Tardif, Alexandre; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Liberman, Sender; Vassiliou, Melina; Rwamasirabo, Emile; Gasakure, Emmanuel; Fata, Paola; Khwaja, Kosar; Razek, Tarek; Kyamanywa, Patrick (Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)
      The burden of surgical disease in low-income countries remains significant, in part owing to continued surgical workforce shortages. We describe a successful paradigm to expand Rwandan surgical capacity through the ...

    • Systematic Review of Surgical Literature From Resource-limited Countries: Developing Strategies for Success 

      Pauyo, Thierry; Debas, Haile T; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Kushner, Adam L; Jani, Pankaj G; Lavy, Chris; Dakermandji, Marc; Ambrose, Hilary; Khwaja, Kosar; Razek, Tarek; Deckelbaum, Dan L (Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2015)
      Background Injuries and surgical diseases are leading causes of global mortality. We sought to identify successful strategies to augment surgical capacity and research endeavors in low-income countries (LIC’s) based on ...

    • Trauma Care and Referral Patterns in Rwanda: Implications for Trauma System Development 

      Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Wong, Evan G; Rousseau, Mathieu C; Ruhungande, Landouald; Kushner, Adam L; Liberman, Alexander S; Khwaja, Kosar; Dakermandji, Marc; Wilson, Marnie; Razek, Tarek; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Deckelbaum, Dan L (Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc , 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2016)
      Background: Trauma remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The development of trauma systems in low-resource settings may be of benefit. The objective of this study was to describe operative procedures performed for ...