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Thomas H, Emmanuel A, Kayima P, Ajiko M, Grabski D, Situma M, et al.
J Surg Res . 2024 Jun; 300:467-476. PMID: 38870654
Introduction: Traumatic injury is responsible for eight million childhood deaths annually. In Uganda, there is a paucity of comprehensive data describing the burden of pediatric trauma, which is essential for...
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Starr S, Oke R, Okullu S, Ariokot M, Wange A, Agwang E, et al.
World J Surg . 2023 Mar; 47(6):1379-1386. PMID: 36907925
Introduction: The impact of COVID-19 on low-resource surgical systems is concerning but there are limited studies examining the effect in low- and middle-income countries. This study assesses changes in surgical...
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Poppens M, Oke R, Carvalho M, Ledesma Y, Okullu S, Ariokot M, et al.
World J Surg . 2023 Mar; 47(6):1426-1435. PMID: 36897375
Background: Deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are extremely high in low-resource countries such as Uganda. Maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries is related to delays in seeking, reaching,...
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Starr S, Kim W, Oke R, Carvalho M, Ledesma Y, Okullu S, et al.
World J Surg . 2022 May; 46(9):2075-2084. PMID: 35618947
Background: Building capacity for surgical care in low-and-middle-income countries is essential for the improvement of global health and economic growth. This study assesses in-hospital delays of surgical services at Soroti...
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Ajiko M, Weidman V, Nordin P, Wladis A, Lofgren J
World J Surg . 2022 Jan; 46(4):966. PMID: 35044531
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Ajiko M, Weidman V, Nordin P, Wladis A, Lofgren J
World J Surg . 2022 Jan; 46(3):701-708. PMID: 34973074
Background: The role of surgery in global health has gained greater attention in recent years. Approximately 1.8 billion children below 15 years live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Many...
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Ajiko M, Kressner J, Matovu A, Nordin P, Wladis A, Lofgren J
BMJ Open . 2021 Jul; 11(7):e048540. PMID: 34257094
Objective: This study investigated the surgical services for children at the highest levels of the public healthcare sector in Uganda. The aim was to determine volumes and types of procedure...
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Ajiko M, Lofgren J, Ekblad S
Sci Rep . 2021 Jun; 11(1):11344. PMID: 34059732
Five billion people lack timely, affordable access to surgery. A large proportion of these are children. Qualitative research investigating the barriers to surgical care for children and ways of overcoming...
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Zheng D, Sur P, Ariokot M, Juillard C, Ajiko M, Dicker R
PLoS One . 2021 Jan; 16(1):e0245779. PMID: 33481891
Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Data characterizing the burden of injury in rural Uganda is limited. Hospital-based trauma registries are a critical tool in illustrating...
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Garber K, Ajiko M, Gualtero-Trujillo S, Martinez-Vernaza S, Chichom-Mefire A
BMJ . 2020 Jul; 370:m2727. PMID: 32669291
No abstract available.