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The effect of conflict on obstetric and non-obstetric surgical needs and operative mortality in fragile states

Rahman A, Chao TE, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Mupenda J,  et al.
2021-02-09 • World Journal of Surgery
2021-02-09 • World Journal of Surgery
BACKGROUND
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides surgical care in fragile states, which are more vulnerable to conflict. The primary objective of this study was to compare the indi...
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Nevirapine-associated early hepatotoxicity: incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality in a primary care ART programme in South Africa

Chu KM, Boulle AM, Ford NP, Goemaere E, Asselman V,  et al.
2010-02-17 • PLOS One
2010-02-17 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND: The majority of antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa are scaling up antiretroviral treatment using a fixed dose first-line antiretroviral regimen contain...
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Nevirapine- and efavirenz-associated hepatotoxicity under programmatic conditions in Kenya and Mozambique

Chu KM, Manzi M, Zuniga I, Biot M, Ford NP,  et al.
2012-06-01 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
2012-06-01 • International Journal of STD and AIDS
To describe the frequency, risk factors, and clinical signs and symptoms associated with hepatotoxicity (HT) in patients on nevirapine- or efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy (ART), w...
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Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries

Chu KM, Ford NP, Trelles M
2010-08-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
2010-08-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
OBJECTIVE: To determine operative mortality in surgical programs from resource-limited settings. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective cohort study of 17 surgical programs i...
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Surgical task shifting in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chu KM, Rosseel P, Gielis P, Ford NP
2009-05-19 • PLOS Medicine
2009-05-19 • PLOS Medicine
SUMMARY POINTS:

•. Surgically treatable problems account for a significant proportion of disease burden in resource-limited settings, but are neglected due to lack of skilled pr...
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Surgeons Without Borders: a brief history of surgery at Médecins Sans Frontières

Chu KM, Rosseel P, Trelles M, Gielis P
2009-08-12 • World Journal of Surgery
2009-08-12 • World Journal of Surgery
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a humanitarian organization that performs emergency and elective surgical services in both conflict and non-conflict settings in over 70 countries. In 2...
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Improving effective surgical delivery in humanitarian disasters: lessons from Haiti

Chu KM, Stokes C, Trelles M, Ford NP
2011-04-26 • PLOS Medicine
2011-04-26 • PLOS Medicine
Kathryn Chu and colleagues describe the experiences of Médecins sans Frontières after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and discuss how to improve delivery of surgery in humanitarian disasters.
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Risk factors and true outcomes for lost to follow-up individuals in an antiretroviral treatment programme in Tete, Mozambique

Caluwaerts C, Maendaenda R, Maldonado F, Biot M, Ford NP,  et al.
2009-09-01 • International Health
2009-09-01 • International Health
Scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa is a major public health priority, but ensuring long-term adherence to treatment is a growing concern. The objectives of th...
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Rethinking surgical care in conflict

Chu KM, Trelles M, Ford NP
2010-01-23 • Lancet
2010-01-23 • Lancet
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Traumatic Injuries are the Main Indication for Limb Amputations During and After Humanitarian Crises

Naidu P, Dominguez LB, Trelles M, Chu KM
2021-01-15 • World Journal of Surgery
2021-01-15 • World Journal of Surgery
Background
Populations at risk during humanitarian crises can suffer traumatic injuries or have medical conditions that result in the need for limb amputation (LA). The objectives o...
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Surgical care for the direct and indirect victims of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Chu KM, Havet P, Ford NP, Trelles M
2010-04-14 • Conflict and Health
2010-04-14 • Conflict and Health
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The provision of surgical assistance in conflict is often associated with care for victims of violence. However, there is an increasing appreciation that surgical c...
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Surgery in Global Health delivery

Ozgediz D, Chu KM, Ford NP, Dubowitz G, Ginbo Bedada A,  et al.
2011-01-01 • Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
2011-01-01 • Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
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Responding to major burn disasters in resource-limited settings: lessons learned from an oil tanker explosion in Nakuru, Kenya

van Kooij E, Schrever I, Kizito W, Hennaux M, Mugenya G,  et al.
2011-09-01 • Journal of Trauma - Injury Infection and Critical Care
2011-09-01 • Journal of Trauma - Injury Infection and Critical Care
BACKGROUND
On January 31, 2009, a fuel tanker exploded in rural Kenya, killing and injuring hundreds of people. This article describes the care of >80 burn victims at a rural hospita...
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Quality of Care in Humanitarian Surgery

Chu KM, Ford NP
2011-04-13 • World Journal of Surgery
2011-04-13 • World Journal of Surgery
Humanitarian surgical programs are set up de novo, within days or hours in emergency or disaster settings. In such circumstances, insuring quality of care is extremely challenging. Basic...
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Providing surgical care in Somalia: A model of task shifting

Chu KM, Ford NP, Trelles M
2011-07-15 • Conflict and Health
2011-07-15 • Conflict and Health
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Somalia is one of the most political unstable countries in the world. Ongoing insecurity has forced an inconsistent medical response by the international community, with l...
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South African general surgeon preparedness for humanitarian disasters

Chu KM, Karjiker P, Naidu P, Kruger D, Taylor A,  et al.
2019-04-01 • World Journal of Surgery
2019-04-01 • World Journal of Surgery
BACKGROUND
Humanitarian medical organizations provide surgical care for a broad range of conditions including general surgical (GS), obstetric and gynecologic (OBGYN), orthopedic (OR...
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Treatment Response and Mortality among Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy with and without Kaposi Sarcoma: A Cohort Study

Maskew M, Fox MP, van Cutsem G, Chu KM, MacPhail P,  et al.
2013-06-05 • PLOS One
2013-06-05 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND
Improved survival among HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has focused attention on AIDS-related cancers including Kaposi sarcoma (KS). However, the ...
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Open letter to young surgeons interested in humanitarian surgery

Chu KM
2010-02-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
2010-02-01 • Archives of Surgery/JAMA Surgery
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Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Study from Medecins Sans Frontieres

Chu KM, Maine R, Trelles M
2014-10-31 • World Journal of Surgery
2014-10-31 • World Journal of Surgery
Surgical site infections (SSI) are a significant cause of post-surgical morbidity and mortality and can be an indicator of surgical quality. The objectives of this study were to measure ...
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Lessons learned during down referral of antiretroviral treatment in Tete, Mozambique

Decroo T, Panunzi I, das Dores C, Maldonado F, Biot M,  et al.
2009-05-06 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2009-05-06 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
As sub-Saharan African countries continue to scale up antiretroviral treatment, there has been an increasing emphasis on moving provision of services from hospital level to the primary h...