Surgeons without borders: a brief history of surgery at Médecins Sans FrontièresKathryn Chu
Medecins Sans Frontieres, 49 Jorrisen St, Braamfontein 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa
World J Surg 34:411-4. 2010
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Cesarean section rates and indications in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country study from Medecins sans FrontieresKathryn Chu
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Johannesburg, South Africa
PLoS ONE 7:e44484. 2012
..This study reports Cesarean sections rates and indications in Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Sierra Leone, and describe the main parameters associated with maternal and early neonatal mortality...
- Nevirapine- and efavirenz-associated hepatotoxicity under programmatic conditions in Kenya and Mozambique
K M Chu
South African Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières Johannesburg, PO Box 32117, Braamfontein 2017, South Africa
Int J STD AIDS 23:403-7. 2012
..This suggests that in settings where alanine aminotransferase measurement is not feasible, nevirapine- and efavirenz-based ART may be given safely without laboratory monitoring...
- An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/AIDS and TB care in Angónia district, Mozambique
Sandrine Simon
, Maputo, Mozambique
BMC Int Health Hum Rights 9:13. 2009
..CONCLUSION: The community health team has several advantages over 'disease-specific' community health worker approaches in terms of accountability, acceptability, and expanded access to care...
- Quality of care in humanitarian surgery
Kathryn M Chu
Medical Department, Médecins Sans Frontières South Africa, 49 Jorrisen St, Braamfontein 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa
World J Surg 35:1169-72; discussion 1173-4. 2011
..There is no reason why surgery should be exempted from quality oversight. The surgical humanitarian community should pull together before the next disaster strikes...
- Operative mortality in resource-limited settings: the experience of Medecins Sans Frontieres in 13 countries
Kathryn M Chu
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Arch Surg 145:721-5. 2010
..To determine operative mortality in surgical programs from resource-limited settings...
- AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma is linked to advanced disease and high mortality in a primary care HIV programme in South Africa
Kathryn M Chu
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
J Int AIDS Soc 13:23. 2010
..In African cohorts, however, mortality remains high. In this study, we describe disease characteristics and risk factors for mortality in a public sector HIV programme in South Africa...
- Surgical care for the direct and indirect victims of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Kathryn Chu
Medecins Sans Frontieres, 49 Jorrisen St, Braamfontein 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa
Confl Health 4:6. 2010
..In this paper we report on surgical interventions carried out by Médecins sans Frontières in Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo to contribute to the scarce evidence base on surgical needs in conflict...
- Nevirapine-associated early hepatotoxicity: incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality in a primary care ART programme in South Africa
Kathryn M Chu
South African Medical Unit, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Johannesburg, South Africa
PLoS ONE 5:e9183. 2010
..One of the primary concerns with the use of this regimen is nevirapine-associated hepatotoxicity...
- Providing surgical care in Somalia: A model of task shifting
Kathryn M Chu
Medecins Sans Frontieres, 49 Jorrisen St, Braamfontein 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa
Confl Health 5:12. 2011
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- Postoperative venous thromboembolism rates vary significantly after different types of major abdominal operations
Debraj Mukherjee
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 610, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 12:2015-22. 2008
..Venous thrombolism (VTE) is a significant cause of morbidity for surgical patients. Comparative risk across major procedures is unknown...
What impact might general surgery practice patterns of colon and rectal surgeons have on future training?Kathryn M Chu
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Blalock 685, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 50:1250-4. 2007
..This will have profound implications on training programs, certification requirements, and future practice patterns...
