Browsing Journal Article by Author "Kushner, Adam L"

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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 ...

    • Estimating Operative Disease Prevalence in a Low-income Country: Results of a Nationwide Population Survey in Rwanda 

      Petroze, Robin T; Groen, Reinou S; Niyonkuru, Francine; Mallory, Melissa; Ntaganda, Edmond; Joharifard, Shahrzad; Guterbock, Thomas M; Kushner, Adam L; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Calland, J Forrest (MOSBY-ELSEVIER , 360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710, 2013)
      Background. Operative disease is estimated to contribute to 11% of the global burden of disease, but no studies have correlated this figure to operative burden at the community level. We describe a survey tool that ...

    • Injury Assessment in Three Low-resource Settings: A Reference for Worldwide Estimates 

      Gupta, Shailvi; Wren, Sherry M; Kamara, Thaim B; Shrestha, Sunil; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Wong, Evan G; Groen, Reinou S; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Kushner, Adam L; Price, Raymond R (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2015)
      Background Trauma has become a worldwide pandemic. Without dedicated public health interventions, fatal injuries will rise 40% and become the 4th leading cause of death by 2030, with the burden highest in low-income and ...

    • Prevalence of Breast Masses and Barriers to Care: Results From a Population‐based Survey in Rwanda and Sierra Leone 

      Ntirenganya, Faustin; Petroze, Robin T; Kamara, Thaim B; Groen, Reinou S; Kushner, Adam L; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Calland, J Forrest; Kingham, T Peter (Wiley , 111 River St, Hoboken, Usa, Nj, 07030-5774, 2014)
      Background and Objectives:Breast cancer incidence may be increasing in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). This study estimates theprevalence of breast masses in Rwanda (RW) and Sierra Leone (SL) and identifies barriers ...

    • Road Traffic Injuries: Cross-sectional Cluster Randomized Countrywide Population Data From 4 Low-income Countries 

      Zafar, Syed Nabeel; Canner, Joseph K; Nagarajan, Neeraja; Kushner, Adam L; Gupta, Shailvi; Tran, Tu M; Stewart, Barclay T; Kamara, Thaim B; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Amatya, Kapendra S; Galukande, Moses; Petroze, Robin T; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Smith, Emily R; Haglund, Michael M; Benedict Nwomeh, Benedict; Groen, Reinou S (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, USA, NY, 10169, 2018)
      Introduction Road traffic injuries (RTI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The burden is highest in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and is increasing. We aimed to describe the ...

    • Self-reported Determinants of Access to Surgical Care in 3 Developing Countries 

      Forrester, Joseph D; Forrester, Jared A; Kamara, Thaim B; Groen, Reinou S; Shrestha, Sunil; Gupta, Shailvi; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Petroze, Robin T; Kushner, Adam L; Wren, Sherry M (Amer Medical Assoc , 330 N Wabash Ave, Ste 39300, Chicago, Usa, Il, 60611-5885, 2016)
      IMPORTANCE Surgical care is recognized as a growing component of global public health. OBJECTIVE To assess self-reported barriers to access of surgical care in Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Nepal using the validated Surgeons ...

    • Surgical Care Needs of Low-resource Populations: An Estimate of the Prevalence of Surgically Treatable Conditions and Avoidable Deaths in 48 Countries 

      Gupta, Shailvi; Groen, Reinou S; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ameh, Emmanuel A; Labib, Mohamed; Clarke, Damian L; Donkor, Peter; Derbew, Miliard; Sani, Rachid; Kamara, Thaim B; Shrestha, Sunil; Nwomeh, Benedict C; Wren, Sherry M; Price, Raymond R; Kushner, Adam L (Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2015)
      Background Surgical care needs in low-resource countries are increasingly recognised as an important aspect of global health, yet data for the size of the problem are insufficient. The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of ...

    • 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 ...