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...
Wong EG, Dominguez LB, Trelles M, Ayobi S, Hazraty K, et al.
2015-05-01 • Surgery
2015-05-01 • Surgery
Conflicts and disasters remain prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, and injury remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The objective of this study was to describe the opera...
Haddara MM, Haberisoni JB, Trelles M, Gohou JP, Christella K, et al.
2020-08-01 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
2020-08-01 • Oxford Medical Case Reports
Hippopotamus is one of the most-loved animals in Africa, yet it is aggressive and dangerous. The co-existence of humans in close proximity to their natural habitat increases the probabil...
Traynor MD, Trelles M, Hernandez MC, Dominguez LB, Kushner AL, et al.
2019-11-29 • Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2019-11-29 • Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Introduction: The overwhelming burden of pediatric surgical need in humanitarian settings has prompted mutual interest between humanitarian organizations and pediatric surgeons. To asses...
Sharma DB, Hayman K, Stewart BT, Dominguez LB, Trelles M, et al.
2015-07-31 • Surgical Infections
2015-07-31 • Surgical Infections
Surgery for infection represents a substantial, although undefined, disease burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Médecins Sans Frontières-Operations Centre Brussels (MSF-O...
De Costa J, Briskin E, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Nyaruhirira I, et al.
2022-03-29 • Surgery
2022-03-29 • Surgery
INTRODUCTION Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is known for its work providing surgical care for victims of violent trauma (VT) in conflict zones. However, the trauma centers also deal ...
Lin YD, Dahm JS, Kushner AL, Lawrence JP, Trelles M, et al.
2017-08-04 • World Journal of Surgery
2017-08-04 • World Journal of Surgery
Effective humanitarian surgeons require skills in general surgery, OB/GYN, orthopedics, and urology. With increasing specialization, it is unclear whether US general surgery residents ar...
Wong EG, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Mupenda Mwania J, Kasonga Tshibangu C, et al.
2015-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery
2015-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery
BACKGROUND As the demographic transition occurs across developing countries, an increasing number of elderly individuals are affected by disasters and conflicts. This study aimed to ...
Wong EG, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Gupta S, Kushner AL
2014-02-10 • Surgery
2014-02-10 • Surgery
BACKGROUND Surgeons in high-income countries increasingly are expressing interest in global surgery and participating in humanitarian missions. Knowledge of the surgical skills requi...
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...
Stewart BT, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Wong EG, Fiozounam HT, et al.
2016-11-01 • Journal of Burn Care and Research
2016-11-01 • Journal of Burn Care and Research
OBJECTIVE Humanitarian organisations care for burns during crisis and while supporting healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to define the epide...
Trelles Centurion M, Crestani R, Dominguez LB, Caluwaerts A, Benedetti G
2018-03-19 • Current Trauma Reports
2018-03-19 • Current Trauma Reports
PURPOSE OF REVIEW In a challenging scenario, such as in the aftermath of a natural disaster, minimum standards of care must be in place from the moment surgical care activities are l...
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...
Hemat H, Shah SK, Isaakidis P, Das M, Kyaw NTT, et al.
2017-03-10 • PLOS One
2017-03-10 • PLOS One
BACKGROUND Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing healthcare in Afghanistan since 1981 including specialized health services for trauma patients in Kunduz Trauma Center (K...
Stewart BT, Wong EG, Papillon-Smith J, Trelles Centurion M, Dominguez LB, et al.
2015-03-27 • PLoS Currents
2015-03-27 • PLoS Currents
Surgical capacity assessments in low-income countries have demonstrated critical deficiencies. Though vital for planning capacity improvements, these assessments are resource intensive a...
2015-04-16 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2015-04-16 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
The global burden of trauma and surgical conditions fall disproportionately on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).(1, 2) Inopportunely, developing countries are least equipped to p...
Thoma M, Dominguez LB, Ledecq M, Goolaerts JP, Moreels R, et al.
2020-12-17 • Acta Chirurgica Belgica
2020-12-17 • Acta Chirurgica Belgica
BACKGROUND Access to surgical care is a global health burden. A broad spectrum of surgical competences is required in the humanitarian context whereas current occidental surgical tra...
