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|Review
2025-05-30 • World Journal of Surgery
2025-05-30 • World Journal of Surgery
INTRODUCTION
This clinical practice guideline from the Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) group provides a review of current best practice for ...
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|Research
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...
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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|Research
2019-05-07 • World Journal of Surgery
2019-05-07 • World Journal of Surgery
INTRODUCTION
There is paucity of literature describing type of injury and care for females in conflicts. This study aimed to describe the injury pattern and outcome in terms of surge...
There is paucity of literature describing type of injury and care for females in conflicts. This study aimed to describe the injury pattern and outcome in terms of surge...
Journal Article
|Commentary
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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|Letter
2015-10-01 • World Journal of Surgery
2015-10-01 • World Journal of Surgery
Journal Article
|Research
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...
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|Research
2016-02-25 • World Journal of Surgery
2016-02-25 • World Journal of Surgery
BACKGROUND
Compared to high-income settings, survival in burn units in low-income settings is lower with invasive infections one leading cause of death. Médecins Sans Frontières is i...
Compared to high-income settings, survival in burn units in low-income settings is lower with invasive infections one leading cause of death. Médecins Sans Frontières is i...
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|Research
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 ...
As the demographic transition occurs across developing countries, an increasing number of elderly individuals are affected by disasters and conflicts. This study aimed to ...
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|Research
Traumatic Injuries are the Main Indication for Limb Amputations During and After Humanitarian Crises
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...
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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|Research
2010-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery
2010-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery
INTRODUCTION: There is a dearth of data on cost-effectiveness of surgical care in resource-poor countries. Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF) is a nongovernmental or...
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|Research
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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|Research
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...
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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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 ...
Journal Article
|Short Report
2010-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery
2010-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery
Surgery is increasingly recognized as an effective means of treating a proportion of the global burden of disease, especially in resource-limited countries. Often non-physicians, such as...