Search Results - "Nichole Starr"
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Prehospital balanced resuscitation may mitigate hypofibrinogenemia in traumatic hemorrhagic shock
Published in Trauma surgery & acute care open (03-04-2024)“…The authors do attribute the relative low rates of hypofibrinogenemia in their cohort to the initiation of early prehospital balanced resuscitation with blood…”
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Identification of injury and shock driven effects on ex vivo platelet aggregometry: A cautionary tale of phenotyping
Published in The journal of trauma and acute care surgery (01-07-2020)“…Platelet behavior in trauma-induced coagulopathy is poorly understood. Injured patients have impaired platelet aggregation (dysfunction) in ex vivo…”
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Pulse oximetry in low-resource settings during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in The Lancet global health (01-09-2020)Get full text
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Perioperative provider safety in the pandemic: Development, implementation and evaluation of an adjunct COVID-19 Surgical Patient Checklist
Published in Anaesthesia and intensive care (01-11-2022)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has strained surgical systems worldwide and placed healthcare providers at risk in their workplace. To protect surgical care providers…”
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Qualitative outcomes of Clean Cut: implementation lessons from reducing surgical infections in Ethiopia
Published in BMC health services research (17-08-2019)“…Clean Cut is a six month, multi-modal, adaptive intervention aimed at reducing surgical infections through improving six critical perioperative processes: 1)…”
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Evaluation of an adaptive, multimodal intervention to reduce postoperative infections following cesarean delivery in Ethiopia: study protocol of the CLEAN-CS cluster-randomized stepped wedge interventional trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (19-08-2022)“…Background We previously developed and pilot tested Clean Cut, a program to prevent postoperative infections by improving compliance with the WHO Surgical…”
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Review of a large trauma registry in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: insights into prehospital care and provider training for trauma quality improvement
Published in Trauma surgery & acute care open (21-05-2024)“…BackgroundInjury is a major cause of death and disability in Ethiopia. ALERT Hospital, one of only three designated trauma centers in the country, has employed…”
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Operating room efficiency in a low resource setting: a pilot study from a large tertiary referral center in Ethiopia
Published in Patient safety in surgery (07-01-2022)“…The operating room (OR) is one of the most expensive areas of a hospital, requiring large capital and recurring investments, and necessitating efficient…”
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Early Outcome of Laparotomy Wounds in Pediatric Patients in TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Six-Months Prospective Study
Published in Ethiopian journal of health sciences (01-01-2021)“…Surgical Site Infection (SSI) and wound dehiscence are two early complications of laparotomy causing significant morbidity and mortality. This study was…”
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Bridging the know-do gap in low-income surgical environments: Creating contextually appropriate training videos to promote safer surgery in Ethiopia
Published in Surgery open science (01-01-2023)“…Although international guidelines exist for the prevention of surgical site infections, their implementation in diverse clinical contexts, especially in low…”
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Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study
Published in PLOS global public health (2023)“…Academic global surgery is a rapidly growing field that aims to improve access to safe surgical care worldwide. However, no universally accepted competencies…”
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Healthcare Disparities and Risk Factors for Readmission after General Surgical Procedures
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-09-2014)Get full text
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Comment on “COVID-19 Preparedness Within the Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Ecosystem in Sub Saharan Africa”
Published in Annals of surgery (01-12-2021)Get full text
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A novel global safe surgery mentorship program using a multidisciplinary team approach
Published in World journal of surgery (01-07-2024)“…Background The global surgery movement aims to provide equitable surgical care in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) and attempts to address a wide range…”
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Evaluation of a Global Surgery Training Program in Ethiopia
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Exploring the Use of a Fit-for-Purpose Surgical Headlight in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mixed Methods Study
Published in World journal of surgery (01-07-2023)“…Background High-quality surgical lighting is often lacking in low-resource settings. Commercial surgical headlights are unavailable due to high cost and supply…”
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Correction: Exploring the Use of a Fit-for-Purpose Surgical Headlight in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mixed Methods Study
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The Devil's in the Depot Details: Case of Iatrogenic Opioid Intoxication After Buprenorphine Injection Requiring Surgical Excision
Published in Journal of addiction medicine (01-03-2024)“…Monthly long-acting injectable buprenorphine (LAI-BUP) is a treatment option for moderate to severe opioid use disorder. Safe administration of LAI-BUP…”
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Impact of WHO's Surgical Safety Checklist-Based Program on Cleft-lip and Palate Repair Outcomes in LMICs—The CLEAN CLEFT Program
Published in The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal (21-11-2024)“…"Clean Cleft" (CC) is an adaptation of the Lifebox Clean Cut program, designed to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) in cleft lip and palate repairs. It…”
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