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

Hardcastle TC, Zietsman CA, Mwandri M, Macleod JBA, Ouatarra A
2025-05-30 • World Journal of Surgery
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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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...

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

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

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...

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

Wong EG, Trelles M, Dominguez LB, Mupenda Mwania J, Kasonga Tshibangu C,  et al.
2015-10-01 • World Journal of Surgery
2015-10-01 • World Journal of Surgery

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

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...

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

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

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

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 ...

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
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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...

Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of two MSF surgical trauma centers

Gosselin RA, Maldonado A, Elder G
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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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