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1. Full Text Low- and Middle-Income Countries and US Trainees Benefit From the Global Health Educator
by Martin, Allison N and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, ISSN 0003-4975, 02/2019, Volume 107, Issue 2, pp. 689 - 689
SURGERY | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
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2. Full Text Barriers to timely surgery for breast cancer in Rwanda
by Schleimer, Lauren E and Vianney Dusengimana, Jean-Marie and Butonzi, John and Kigonya, Catherine and Natarajan, Abirami and Umwizerwa, Aline and O'Neil, Daniel S and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa and Majyambere, Jean-Paul and Shulman, Lawrence N and Keating, Nancy L and Shyirambere, Cyprien and Mpunga, Tharcisse and Pace, Lydia E
Surgery, 08/2019
Ensuring timely and high-quality surgery must be a key element of breast cancer control efforts in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated delays in preoperative... 
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3. Treatment of Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline Summary
by Costas-Chavarri, A and Temin, S and Shah, MA
JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY PRACTICE, ISSN 1554-7477, 05/2019, Volume 15, Issue 5, pp. 290 - 290
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4. Full Text A qualitative study on perceptions of surgical careers in Rwanda: A gender-based approach
by Yi, Sojung and Lin, Yihan and Kansayisa, Grace and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 05/2018, Volume 13, Issue 5, pp. e0197290 - e0197290
Access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains deficient without an adequate workforce. There is limited understanding of the... 
WOMEN | ACADEMIC MEDICINE | MENTORS | PHYSICIAN GENDER | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | SHORTAGE | MEDICAL-PROFESSION | BARRIERS | GLOBAL SURGERY | COMMUNICATION | STUDENTS | Labor supply | Vocational guidance | Interns (Medicine) | Analysis | Medical personnel | Low income groups | Qualitative research | Careers | Workforce | Curricula | Exploration | Gender | Health education | Mentors | Medicine | Motivation | Students | Womens health | Surgery | Gender aspects | Surgeons | Health care industry | Qualitative analysis | Endurance | Professional development | Females | Social change | Index Medicus
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5. Full Text Surgery for diabetes in low and middle-income countries
by Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa and Gillies, Rowan
Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, The, ISSN 2213-8587, 2014, Volume 2, Issue 7, pp. 534 - 535
Endocrinology & Metabolism | Other | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | Diabetes Mellitus - economics | Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data | Humans | Income | Adult | Female | Diabetes Complications - surgery | Diabetes Complications - economics | Diabetes Mellitus - surgery | Socioeconomic Factors | Index Medicus
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6. Full Text Barriers to expansion of cancer research: Data collection challenges at a single-institution in Rwanda
by Silverstein, Allison and Mugenzi, Pacifique and Lule, Joseph and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
Journal of Cancer Policy, ISSN 2213-5383, 03/2016, Volume 7, pp. 1 - 3
While cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally with an increasing burden on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), these countries lack... 
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7. Full Text Laparoscopy in Rwanda: A National Assessment of Utilization, Demands, and Perceived Challenges
by Robertson, Faith and Mutabazi, Zeta and Kyamanywa, Patrick and Ntakiyiruta, Georges and Musafiri, Sanctus and Walker, Tim and Kayibanda, Emmanuel and Mukabatsinda, Constance and Scott, John and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
World Journal of Surgery, ISSN 0364-2313, 2/2019, Volume 43, Issue 2, pp. 339 - 345
Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and... 
Medicine & Public Health | Cardiac Surgery | Surgery | Abdominal Surgery | Vascular Surgery | Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery | SURGERY | COST | TRAINING-PROGRAM | SURGICAL CARE | HEALTH | CHOLECYSTECTOMY | MONGOLIA | ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY | Cholecystectomy | Surveys | Hospitals | Teaching methods | Equipment costs | Laparoscopy | Diagnostic systems | Morbidity
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8. Full Text Using Touch Surgery to Improve Surgical Education in Low- and Middle-Income Settings: A Randomized Control Trial
by Bunogerane, Gisele Juru and Taylor, Kathryn and Lin, Yihan and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
Journal of Surgical Education, ISSN 1931-7204, 01/2018, Volume 75, Issue 1, pp. 231 - 237
There is a severe surgical workforce shortage in Rwanda. Innovative educational tools must be introduced to train more residents and increase surgical... 
low- and middle-income country | Touch Surgery | simulation | Medical Knowledge | LMIC | Practice-Based Learning and Improvement | surgical education | surgery training | SURGERY | TECHNOLOGY | EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES | MOBILE | Index Medicus
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9. Full Text A multicenter study of histoplasmosis and blastomycosis after solid organ transplantation
by Grim, S.A and Proia, L and Miller, R and Alhyraba, M and Costas‐Chavarri, A and Oberholzer, J and Clark, N.M
Transplant Infectious Disease, ISSN 1398-2273, 02/2012, Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 17 - 23
S.A. Grim, L. Proia, R. Miller, M. Alhyraba, A. Costas‐Chavarri, J. Oberholzer, N.M. Clark. A multicenter study of histoplasmosis and blastomycosis after solid... 
Histoplasma capsulatum | endemic mycoses | organ transplant | endemic fungi | Blastomyces dermatitidis | Endemic fungi | Organ transplant | Endemic mycoses | DIAGNOSIS | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | MANAGEMENT | INVASIVE FUNGAL-INFECTIONS | IMMUNOLOGY | RECIPIENTS | SOCIETY-OF-AMERICA | TRANSPLANTATION | CLINICAL-PRACTICE GUIDELINES | TRANSMISSION | IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS | EXPERIENCE | ANTIGEN | Blastomycosis - physiopathology | Humans | Middle Aged | Blastomycosis - epidemiology | Male | Histoplasmosis - physiopathology | Histoplasmosis - microbiology | Academic Medical Centers | Histoplasma - isolation & purification | Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use | Incidence | Young Adult | Histoplasmosis - epidemiology | Midwestern United States - epidemiology | Organ Transplantation - adverse effects | Adult | Female | Aged | Histoplasmosis - mortality | Blastomycosis - microbiology | Blastomyces - isolation & purification | Blastomycosis - mortality | Urine | Pathogens | Blastomycosis | Histoplasmosis | Demography | Mortality | Disseminated infection | Data processing | Survival | Rejection | Immunosuppression | Grafts | Amphotericin B | azoles | Itraconazole | Kidney transplantation | Index Medicus
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10. Full Text Laparoscopic Versus Open Cholecystectomy: A Cost–Effectiveness Analysis at Rwanda Military Hospital
by Silverstein, Allison and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa and Gakwaya, Mussa R and Lule, Joseph and Mukhopadhyay, Swagoto and Meara, John G and Shrime, Mark G
World Journal of Surgery, ISSN 0364-2313, 05/2017, Volume 41, Issue 5, pp. 1225 - 1233
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is first-line treatment for uncomplicated gallstone disease in high-income countries due to benefits such as shorter... 
SURGERY | BILE-DUCT | HEALTH | MEDICINE | RECOMMENDATIONS | BENEFITS | Cholecystectomy - statistics & numerical data | Quality-Adjusted Life Years | Gallstones - surgery | Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - economics | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Humans | Hospitals, Military | Rwanda | Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic - statistics & numerical data | Developing Countries | Cholecystectomy - economics | Laparoscopes - economics | Analysis | Mortality | Gallstones | Laparoscopic surgery | Laparoscopy | Health aspects | Index Medicus
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11. Full Text Impact of Delayed Care on Surgical Management of Patients with Gastric Cancer in a Low-Resource Setting
by Martin, Allison N and Silverstein, Allison and Ssebuufu, Robinson and Lule, Joseph and Mugenzi, Pacifique and Fehr, Alexandra E and Mpunga, Tharcisse and Shulman, Lawrence and Park, Paul H and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, ISSN 1072-7515, 10/2017, Volume 225, Issue 4, pp. S103 - S104
SURGERY | Stomach cancer | Care and treatment | Cancer patients
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12. Full Text Gender-based analysis of factors affecting junior medical students' career selection: Addressing the shortage of surgical workforce in Rwanda
by Kansayisa, Grace and Yi, Sojung and Lin, Yihan and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa
Human Resources for Health, ISSN 1478-4491, 07/2018, Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 29 - 29
Background: There is a strong need for expanding surgical workforce in low-and middle-income countries. However, the number of medical students selecting... 
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13. Full Text Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
by Bhangu, Aneel and Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O and Aguilera, Maria Lorena and Alexander, Philip and Al-Saqqa, Sara W and Borda-Luque, Giuliano and Costas-Chavarri, Ainhoa and Drake, Thomas M and Ntirenganya, Faustin and Fitzgerald, J Edward and Fergusson, Stuart J and Glasbey, James and Ingabire, JC Allen and Ismaïl, Lawani and Salem, Menatalla and Salem, Hosni Khairy and Kojo, Anyomih Theophilus Teddy and Lapitan, Marie Carmela and Lilford, Richard and Mihaljevic, Andre L and Morton, Dion and Mutabazi, Alphonse Zeta and Nepogodiev, Dmitri and Adisa, Adewale O and Ots, Riinu and Pata, Giacomo and Pata, Domenica and Pata, Francesco and Pinkney, Thomas and Poškus, Tomas and Qureshi, Mobeen and Qureshi, Ahmad Uzair and Ramos-De la Medina, Antonio and Rayne, Sarah and Shaw, Catherine A and Shu, Sebestian and Shu, Sebastian and Spence, Richard and Smart, Neil and Tabiri, Stephen and Harrison, Ewen M and Khatri, Chetan and Mohan, Midhun and Jaffry, Zahra and Altamini, Afnan and Kirby, Andrew and Søreide, Kjetil and Søreide, Jon Arne and Recinos, Gustavo and Cornick, Jen and Modolo, Maria Marta and Iyer, Dush and Iyer, Dushyant and King, Sebastian and Arthur, Tom and Nahar, Sayeda Nazmum and Waterman, Ade and Walsh, Michael and Agarwal, Arnav and Zani, Augusto and Firdouse, Mohammed and Rouse, Tyler and Liu, Qinyang and Correa, Juan Camilo and Talving, Peep and Worku, Mengistu and Worku, Tewodros and Arnaud, Alexis and Arnaud, Alexis Pierre and Kalles, Vasileios and Kalles, Vassilis and Kumar, Basant and Kumar, Sunil and Kumar, Sandip and Amandito, Radhian and Quek, Roy and Ansaloni, Luca and Altibi, Ahmed and Venskutonis, Donatas and Zilinskas, Justas and Poskus, Tomas and Whitaker, John and Msosa, Vanessa and Tew, Yong Yong and Farrugia, Alexia and Borg, Elaine and Bentounsi, Zineb and Gala, Tanzeela and Al-Slaibi, Ibrahim and Tahboub, Haya and Alser, Osaid H and Romani, Diego and Major, Piotr and Mironescu, Aurel and Mironescu, Aurel Sandu and Bratu, Matei and Bratu, Matei Razvan and Kourdouli, Amar and Ndajiwo, Aliyu and Altwijri, Abdulaziz and ... and GlobalSurg Collaborative
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, ISSN 1473-3099, 05/2018, Volume 18, Issue 5, pp. 516 - 525
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully... 
MORTALITY | CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION | AFRICA | INFECTIOUS DISEASES | THERAPY | HEALTH | Health care | Low income groups | Microbiology | Income | Clinical trials | Strategic planning | Infections | Risk factors | Incidence | Prevention | Ethics | Regression models | Surgery | Quality | Antibiotic resistance | Mathematical models | Public health | Abdominal surgery | High income | Health | Research & development--R&D | Laparoscopy | Regression analysis | Disease control | Patients | Abdomen | Studies | Infectious diseases | Hospitals | Antibiotics | Collaboration | Gastrointestinal surgery | Bayesian analysis | Index Medicus
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