Objective Our primary aim was to investigate crew performance during medical emergencies
with and without ground-support from a flight surgeon located at mission control. …

Background Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are the most reported health acquired infection and
common surgical complication in both developed and developing countries. In developing …

Objective Nontechnical skills, such as situation awareness, decision making, leadership,
communication, and teamwork play a crucial role on the quality of care and patient safety in the …

Introduction Malnutrition is prevalent in hospitalized surgical patients and has been shown
to significantly alter outcomes including length of hospital stay, complications, and mortality. …

Background Surgical conditions represent up to 30% of the global burden of diseases. The
aim of this study was to assess the delays in patients transferred to a tertiary referral hospital …

Objective: We sought to examine the factors associated with resident perceptions of
autonomy and to characterize the relationship between resident autonomy and wellness. …

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the feasibility of using the Non-Technical
Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) rating tool in assessing surgeons’ non-technical skills …

Much surgery in sub-Saharan Africa is provided by non-specialists who lack postgraduate
surgical training. These can benefit from simulation-based learning (SBL) for essential surgery…

Background Emergency conditions requiring exploratory laparotomy (EL) can be challenging.
The objective of this study is to describe indications, outcomes, and risk factors for …

Background Acute care surgery (ACS) encompasses trauma, critical care, and emergency
general surgery. Due to high volumes of emergency surgery, an ACS service was developed …