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| Anthony G CharlesSummaryAffiliation: University of North Carolina Country: USA Publications
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The burden of surgical diseases on critical care services at a tertiary hospital in sub-Saharan AfricaJared Tomlinson
UNC School of Medicine, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, 4008 Burnett Womack Building, CB 7228, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Trop Doct 43:27-9. 2013..Furthermore, improvements of critical care services will be central to future efforts to reduce surgical morbidity and mortality and improving outcomes in all critically ill patients...- Increasing the number of trainees in general surgery residencies: is there capacity?Anthony G Charles
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Acad Med 86:599-604. 2011..S. surgical workforce. Given the likelihood of increasing shortages of general surgeons, the authors evaluated available expansion capacity of existing general surgery residency programs... 
Red blood cell transfusion within the first 24 hours of admission is associated with increased mortality in the pediatric trauma population: a retrospective cohort studyTaylor J Stone
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Critical Care Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Trauma Manag Outcomes 2:9. 2008..The object of this study was to evaluate the effect of red blood cell transfusion within the first 24 hours following admission on mortality in pediatric trauma patients treated at our institution...- An observational study addressing the anatomic basis of mesosigmoidopexy as a rational treatment of non-gangrenous sigmoid volvulusJonathan C Samuel
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, 4050 Burnett Womack CB 7050, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Trop Doct 42:44-5. 2012..Mesosigmoidopexy should be considered as a rational alternative to resection and anastomosis when operating on non-gangrenous sigmoid volvulus... - Addressing Malawi's surgical workforce crisis: a sustainable paradigm for training and collaboration in AfricaJaveria S Qureshi
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Surgery 153:272-81. 2013..There is an increasing burden of surgical diseases in Africa attributable to trauma (road traffic injuries), burns, and other noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, increasing the need for surgeons... - Epidemiology of pediatric injury in Malawi: burden of disease and implications for preventionMichelle M Kiser
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27514 7228, USA
Int J Surg 10:611-7. 2012..The purpose of this study is to utilize a comprehensive database to describe the epidemiology of pediatric injuries at a tertiary hospital in Malawi... - The role of the anatomy of the sigmoid colon in developing sigmoid volvulus: a case-control studyAdesola Akinkuotu
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Clin Anat 24:634-7. 2011..This is the first adequately controlled trial examining anatomy in sigmoid volvulus and provides strong evidence that refines prior hypotheses regarding the anatomic basis of sigmoid volvulus... - Surgery and global public health: the UNC-Malawi surgical initiative as a model for sustainable collaborationJaveria S Qureshi
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4001 Burnett Womack Bldg CB 7050, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7050, USA
World J Surg 35:17-21. 2011..We present the experiences of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Surgery as part of the UNC Project in Malawi as an example of this innovative approach... - Epidemiology of injuries at a tertiary care center in MalawiJonathan C Samuel
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
World J Surg 33:1836-41. 2009..Injury surveillance is an ongoing process required for primary, secondary, and tertiary injury prevention. In Malawi, hospital-based injury data are not available... - Radiation combined with thermal injury induces immature myeloid cellsApril Elizabeth Mendoza
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA
Shock 38:532-42. 2012.... - Head injury triage in a sub Saharan African urban populationJaveria S Qureshi
Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7050, USA
Int J Surg 11:265-9. 2013..This study examines the epidemiology and outcomes of traumatic head injury presenting to a tertiary hospital in Malawi, in order to determine effective triage in a resource limited setting... - Repeat imaging in trauma transfers: a retrospective analysis of computed tomography scans repeated upon arrival to a Level I trauma centerDawn M Emick
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 72:1255-62. 2012....