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Hardcastle TC, Zietsman CA, Mwandri M, Macleod JBA, Ouatarra A

2025-05-30 • World Journal of Surgery

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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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Rahman A, Chao TE, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Mupenda J, et al.

2021-02-09 • World Journal of Surgery

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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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Tounsi LL, Daebes HL, Warnberg MG, Nerlander M, Jaweed M, et al.

2019-05-07 • World Journal of Surgery

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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...

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Commentary

Chu KM, Rosseel P, Trelles M, Gielis P

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

Wong EG, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Mupenda Mwania J, Kasonga Tshibangu C, et al.

2015-10-01 • World Journal of Surgery

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Lin YD, Dahm JS, Kushner AL, Lawrence JP, Trelles M, et al.

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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Murphy RA, Nisenbaum L, Labar AS, Sheridan RL, Ronat JB, et al.

2016-02-25 • World Journal of Surgery

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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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Wong EG, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Mupenda Mwania J, Kasonga Tshibangu C, et al.

2015-03-01 • World Journal of Surgery

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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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Naidu P, Dominguez LB, Trelles M, Chu KM

2021-01-15 • World Journal of Surgery

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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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Gosselin RA, Maldonado A, Elder G

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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Chu KM, Ford NP

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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Chu KM, Karjiker P, Naidu P, Kruger D, Taylor A, et al.

2019-04-01 • World Journal of Surgery

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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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Chu KM, Maine R, Trelles M

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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Short Report

Rosseel P, Trelles M, Guilavogui S, Ford NP, Chu KM

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...

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Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) blast injury clinical practice guideline: genito-urinary trauma

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

Association between gender, surgery and mortality for patients treated at Médecins Sans Frontières Trauma Centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan

Surgeons Without Borders: a brief history of surgery at Médecins Sans Frontières

Operative procedures in the elderly in low-resource settings: a review of Médecins Sans Frontières facilities: reply

Are American Surgical Residents Prepared for Humanitarian Deployment?: A Comparative Analysis of Resident and Humanitarian Case Logs

Invasive infection and outcomes in a humanitarian surgical burn program in Haiti

Operative procedures in the elderly in low-resource settings: a review of Médecins Sans Frontières facilities

Traumatic Injuries are the Main Indication for Limb Amputations During and After Humanitarian Crises

Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of two MSF surgical trauma centers

Quality of Care in Humanitarian Surgery

South African general surgeon preparedness for humanitarian disasters

Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Study from Medecins Sans Frontieres

Ten Years of Experience Training Non-Physician Anesthesia Providers in Haiti