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Engineering an adhesive based on photosensitive polymer hydrogels and silver nanoparticles for wound healing by Tang, Qinqing, Chen, Canwen, Jiang, Yungang, Huang, Jinjian, Liu, Ye, Nthumba, Peter M, Gu, Guosheng, Wu, Xiuwen, Zhao, Yun, Ren, Jianan

“…Hemostasis, wound closure and prevention of infection are critical to wound healing after an injury. Skin adhesives have been used to seal incisions, thus…”
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Global Surgery: The Challenges and Strategies to Win a War That Must Be Won by Nthumba, Peter M

“…Modern science has conquered seas, land, and space. Although great strides have been made in technology and infectious diseases, global surgery, which was…”
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Patient safety in a rural sub-Saharan Africa hospital: A 7-year experience at the AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kenya by Nthumba, Peter M., Mwangi, Caroline, Odhiambo, Moses

“…The development of a safety culture is challenging, primarily because it often disrupts institutional attitudes, norms and values. In the healthcare industry,…”
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The Supraclavicular Artery Flap: A Versatile Flap for Neck and Orofacial Reconstruction by Nthumba, Peter M., MD

“…Purpose The supraclavicular skin is thin and pliable; it closely resembles that of the neck and facial skin, making it the perfect source of tissue for neck…”
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Glomus Tumors: A Systematic Review of the Sub-Saharan Africa Experience by Nthumba, Peter M, Oundoh, Leahcaren Naguria

“…Glomus tumors are rare benign tumors that were first described in 1812 by Wood. They arise from normal glomus apparatus, usually located in the reticular…”
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Burns in sub-Saharan Africa: A review by Nthumba, Peter M

“…Highlights • Mortality of burns in sub-Saharan Africa is high. • About one of every five burn victims die from the burns or their complications. • Scald burns…”
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Use of the osteomuscular dorsal scapular flap in the reconstruction of mandibular defects by Nthumba, Peter M

“…The gold standard for mandibular defect reconstruction is the fibular free flap. Nevertheless, the pedicled osteomuscular dorsal scapular flap as a…”
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Barriers to the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Low- and Middle-income Countries by Malapati, Sri Harshini, Edelen, Maria O, Nthumba, Peter M, Ranganathan, Kavitha, Pusic, Andrea L

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Osteosarcoma of the jaws: a review of literature and a case report on synchronous multicentric osteosarcomas by Nthumba, Peter M

“…In the head and neck region, osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor, representing 23% of total head and neck malignancies. Osteosarcomas…”
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The State of Surgical Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Urgent Call for Surgical Research Trainers by Nthumba, Peter M, Odhiambo, Moses, Pusic, Andrea, Kamau, Stephen, Rohde, Christine, Onyango, Onesmus, Gosman, Amanda, Vyas, Raj, Nthumba, Michelle N

“…Surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is poorly developed because of years of neglect. Sustained research on global surgery led to its…”
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Successful Shoulder Disarticulation under Local Anesthesia in the COVID-19 Era by Mbabazi, Pitman, Mwaniki, Mercy, Wambua, Gloria, Kagua, Samuel, Kamau, Rosemary Wangari, Daggett, Justin, Nthumba, Peter M.

“…The use of the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet, a tumescent local anesthetic technique in recent years, emerged as a powerful tool primarily in hand…”
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Safety and Sustainability: Optimizing Outcomes and Changing Paradigms in Global Health Endeavors by Malapati, Sri Harshini, Ramly, Elie P., Riesel, Johanna, Pusic, Andrea L., Lee, Gordon K., Magee, William P., Nthumba, Peter M.

“…BackgroundThe need to address inequities in global surgical care has garnered increased attention since 2015, after the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery…”
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Marjolin's ulcers: theories, prognostic factors and their peculiarities in spina bifida patients by Nthumba, Peter M

“…Due to improved care, more and more children born with spina bifida in rural Kenya are surviving into adulthood. This improved survival has led to significant…”
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Commentary: The role of global surgery electives during residency training: Relevance, realities, and regulations by Axt, Jason, MD, MPH, Nthumba, Peter M., MBChB, MMed (Surgery), Mwanzia, Kamene, MBBS, Hansen, Erik, MD, MPH, Tarpley, Margaret J., MLS, Krishnaswami, Sanjay, MD, Nwomeh, Benedict C., MD, MPH, Holterman, Ai-xuan, MD, Nadler, Evan P., MD, Simeone, Diane, MD, Orloff, Susan, MD, Tarpley, John L., MD, Merchant, Nipun B., MD

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Academic global surgical competencies: A modified Delphi consensus study by Pawlak, Natalie, Dart, Christine, Aguilar, Hernan Sacoto, Ameh, Emmanuel, Bekele, Abebe, Jimenez, Maria F, Lakhoo, Kokila, Ozgediz, Doruk, Roy, Nobhojit, Terfera, Girma, Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O, Alayande, Barnabas Tobi, Alonso, Nivaldo, Anderson, Geoffrey A, Anyanwu, Stanley N C, Aregawi, Alazar Berhe, Bandyopadhyay, Soham, Banu, Tahmina, Bedada, Alemayehu Ginbo, Belachew, Anteneh Gadisa, Botelho, Fabio, Bua, Emmanuel, Campos, Leticia Nunes, Dodgion, Chris, Drejza, Michalina, Durieux, Marcel E, Dutta, Rohini, Erdene, Sarnai, Ferreira, Rodrigo Vaz, Gathuya, Zipporah, Ghosh, Dhruva, Jawa, Randeep Singh, Johnson, Walter D, Khan, Fauzia Anis, Leon, Fanny Jamileth Navas, Long, Kristin L, Macleod, Jana B. A., Mahajan, Anshul, Maine, Rebecca G, Malolos, Grace Zurielle C, McClain, Craig D, Nabukenya, Mary T, Nthumba, Peter M, Nwomeh, Benedict C, Ojuka, Daniel Kinyuru, Penny, Norgrove, Quiodettis, Martha A, Rickard, Jennifer, Roa, Lina, Salgado, Lucas Sousa, Samad, Lubna, Seyi-Olajide, Justina Onyioza, Smith, Martin, Starr, Nichole, Stewart, Richard J, Tarpley, John L, Trostchansky, Julio L, Trostchansky, Ivan, Weiser, Thomas G, Wobenjo, Adili, Wollner, Elliot, Jayaraman, Sudha

“…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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Palliative Reconstructive Surgery: Contextualizing Palliation in Resource-Poor Settings by Nthumba, Peter M.

“…Introduction. Palliative care in Kenya and the larger Sub-Saharan Africa is considered a preserve of hospices, where these exist. Surgical training does not…”
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“Blitz Surgery”: Redefining Surgical Needs, Training, and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nthumba, Peter M.

“…Background Most reconstructive surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa is provided by numerous noncoordinated individuals and organizations, in multiple short trips, or…”
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Characterizing the Global Need for Plastic Surgery Service by Makhoul, Alan T., Glassman, Gabriella E., Perdikis, Galen, Nthumba, Peter M., Drolet, Brian C.

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Squamous cell carcinoma (Marjolin's ulcer) in an orocutaneous fistula of a large mandibular ameloblastoma: a case report by Nthumba, Peter M

“…Ameloblastomas are rare lesions constituting 1% of all jaw tumors. Oral squamous cell carcinomas are common lesions; these constitute about 90% of all oral…”
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Giant condyloma acuminatum of the scrotum in a man with AIDS: a case report by Nthumba, Peter M, Ngure, Peter, Nyoro, Patrick

“…Giant condyloma acuminatum, also called a Buschke-Löwenstein tumor, first described in 1925, is a slow-growing, locally aggressive, destructive tumor of the…”
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