Adam Hewitt-Smith
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Recent Articles
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Hewitt-Smith A, Bulamba F, Patel A, Nanimambi J, Adong L, Emacu B, et al.
Br J Anaesth
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39984344
No abstract available.
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Burgoine K, Ssenkusu J, Nakiyemba A, Okello F, Napyo A, Hagmann C, et al.
Pilot Feasibility Stud
. 2024 Oct;
10(1):126.
PMID: 39367449
Background: Preterm birth is the leading cause of childhood mortality, and respiratory distress syndrome is the predominant cause of these deaths. Early continuous positive airway pressure is effective in high-resource...
3.
Hewitt-Smith A, Bulamba F, Patel A, Nanimambi J, Adong L, Emacu B, et al.
Br J Anaesth
. 2024 Jul;
133(4):846-852.
PMID: 39069451
Background: Mortality after surgery in Africa is twice that in high-income countries. Most deaths occur on wards after patients develop postoperative complications. Family members might contribute meaningfully and safely to...
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Bulamba F, Connelly S, Richards S, Lipnick M, Gelb A, Igaga E, et al.
Anesth Analg
. 2023 Apr;
137(1):191-199.
PMID: 37115721
Background: Anesthesia-related causes contribute to a significant proportion of perioperative deaths, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is evidence that complications related to failed airway management are a...
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Kluyts H, Bedwell G, Bedada A, Fadalla T, Hewitt-Smith A, Mbwele B, et al.
World J Surg
. 2022 Nov;
47(3):581-592.
PMID: 36380103
Background: It is often difficult for clinicians in African low- and middle-income countries middle-income countries to access useful aggregated data to identify areas for quality improvement. The aim of this...
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Bedwell G, Dias P, Hahnle L, Anaeli A, Baker T, Beane A, et al.
Anesth Analg
. 2022 Aug;
135(6):1217-1232.
PMID: 36005395
Background: Provision of timely, safe, and affordable surgical care is an essential component of any high-quality health system. Increasingly, it is recognized that poor quality of care in the perioperative...
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Law T, Subhedar S, Bulamba F, OHara N, Nabukenya M, Sendagire C, et al.
Hum Resour Health
. 2021 Jul;
19(1):93.
PMID: 34321021
Background: One of the biggest barriers to accessing safe surgical and anesthetic care is lack of trained providers. Uganda has one of the largest deficits in anesthesia providers in the...
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Law T, Bulamba F, Ochieng J, Edgcombe H, Thwaites V, Hewitt-Smith A, et al.
Anesth Analg
. 2019 Aug;
129(3):839-846.
PMID: 31425228
Background: In Africa, most countries have fewer than 1 physician anesthesiologist (PA) per 100,000 population. Nonphysician anesthesia providers (NPAPs) play a large role in the workforce of many low- and...
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Bulamba F, Sendagire C, Kintu A, Hewitt-Smith A, Musana F, Lilaonitkul M, et al.
Simul Healthc
. 2019 Jan;
14(2):113-120.
PMID: 30601468
Simulation is relatively new in many low-income countries. We describe the challenges encountered, solutions deployed, and the costs incurred while establishing two simulation centers in Uganda. The challenges we experienced...
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Burgoine K, Ikiror J, Akol S, Kakai M, Talyewoya S, Sande A, et al.
BMJ Glob Health
. 2018 Mar;
3(1):e000586.
PMID: 29527347
Neonatal mortality remains a major global challenge. Most neonatal deaths occur in low-income countries, but it is estimated that over two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented if achievable interventions...