Skip to main content

and
  1. No Access

    Article

    Retrospective review of antimicrobial use for gastroschisis patients in Kigali, Rwanda: can improved stewardship reduce late inpatient deaths?

    Gastroschisis mortality is 75–100% in low-resource settings. In Rwanda, late deaths are often due to sepsis. We aimed to understand the effect of antimicrobial use on survival. We conducted a retrospective rev...

    Thomas M. Diehl, James R. Davis, Alice Nsengiyumva in European Journal of Pediatrics (2023)

  2. Article

    Open Access

    An OxPLORE Initiative Evaluating Children’s Surgery Resources Worldwide: A Cross-sectional Implementation of the OReCS Document

    The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) group produced the Optimal Resources for Children’s Surgery (OReCS) document in 2019, listing standards of children’s surgical care by level of healthcare fa...

    Krupa Ravi, Annabel Killen, Angus Alexander in World Journal of Surgery (2022)

  3. No Access

    Article

    Injury, Disability and Access to Care in Rwanda: Results of a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Population Study

    Disparities in access to quality injury care are a growing concern worldwide, with over 90 % of global injury-related morbidity and mortality occurring in low-income countries. We describe the use of a survey ...

    Robin T. Petroze, Shahrzad Joharifard, Reinou S. Groen in World Journal of Surgery (2015)

  4. No Access

    Article

    Collaboration in Surgical Capacity Development: A Report of the Inaugural Meeting of the Strengthening Rwanda Surgery Initiative

    Increasing access to surgical care is among the prioritized healthcare initiatives in Rwanda and other low income countries, where only 3.5 % of surgical procedures worldwide are being performed. Partnerships ...

    Robin T. Petroze, Gita N. Mody, Edmond Ntaganda in World Journal of Surgery (2013)