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Negative-pressure wound therapy versus standard treatment of adult patients with conflict-related extremity wounds: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Alga A, Wong S, Haweizy R, Conneryd Lundgren K, von Schreeb J,  et al.
2018-11-26 • JMIR Research Protocols
2018-11-26 • JMIR Research Protocols
BACKGROUND
In armed conflict, injuries commonly affect the extremities and contamination with foreign material often increases the risk of infection. The use of negative-pressure wou...
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Infection with high proportion of multidrug-resistant bacteria in conflict-related injuries is associated with poor outcomes and excess resource consumption: a cohort study of Syrian patients treated in Jordan

Alga A, Wong S, Shoaib M, Lundgren KC, Giske CG,  et al.
2018-05-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2018-05-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Armed conflicts are a major contributor to injury and death globally. Conflict-related injuries are associated with a high risk of wound infection, but it is unknown to what extent infec...
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A prospective, randomized, controlled trial of negative-pressure wound therapy use in conflict-related extremity wounds

Alga A, Bashaireh K, Wong S, Lundgren KC, von Schreeb J
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Extremity wounds and fractures constitute the majority of conflict-related traumatic injuries, both for civilians (1) and combatants (2). Conflict-related injuries often result in soft a...
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Perceptions of healthcare-associated infection and antibiotic resistance among physicians treating Syrian patients with war-related injuries

Alga A, Karlow Herzog K, Alrawashdeh M, Wong S, Khankeh H,  et al.
2018-12-01 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2018-12-01 • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) constitute a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a greater burden on low- and middle-income countries. War-related injuri...
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Cost analysis of negative-pressure wound therapy versus standard treatment of acute conflict-related extremity wounds within a randomized controlled trial

Alga A, Lofgren J, Haweizy R, Bashaireh K, Wong S,  et al.
2022-02-10 • World Journal of Emergency Surgery
2022-02-10 • World Journal of Emergency Surgery
BACKGROUND
Clinical outcomes after negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and standard treatment of conflict-related extremity wounds are similar. In resource-limited settings, cost ...