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Kristin Sonderman

Associate Surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Verified email at bwh.harvard.edu
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Hernia recurrence following inguinal hernia repair in children

K Taylor, KA Sonderman, LL Wolf, W Jiang… - Journal of pediatric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose We aimed to describe the incidence, timing, and predictors of recurrence following
inguinal hernia repair (IHR) in children. Methods We used the TRICARE claims database, a …

[HTML][HTML] Validating the global surgery geographical accessibility indicator: differences in modeled versus patient-reported travel times

…, T Nkurunziza, F Kateera, K Sonderman… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Since long travel times to reach health facilities are associated with worse
outcomes, geographic accessibility is one of the six core global surgery indicators; this …

Using mobile health technology and community health workers to identify and refer caesarean-related surgical site infections in rural Rwanda: a randomised …

KA Sonderman, T Nkurunziza, F Kateera, M Gruendl… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
in low-income and middle-income countries, where rates of SSIs can reach 30%. Due to …

National surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia planning in the context of global surgery: the way forward

KA Sonderman, I Citron, JG Meara - JAMA surgery, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
What Is the Innovation? The human and economic losses from a lack of safe surgery and
anesthesia care are too large to ignore. More than 70% of the world’s population lacks access …

Healthcare leaders develop strategies for expanding national surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia plans in WHO AFRO and EMRO regions

K Albutt, K Sonderman, I Citron, M Nthele… - World journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Worldwide, five billion people lack access to safe, affordable surgical, obstetric,
and anaesthesia (SOA) care when needed. In many countries, a growing commitment to …

[HTML][HTML] Decentralization and regionalization of surgical care: a review of evidence for the optimal distribution of surgical services in low-and middle-income countries

KR Iverson, E Svensson, K Sonderman… - … journal of health …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: While recommendations for the optimal distribution of surgical services in high-income
countries (HICs) exist, it is unclear how these translate to resource-limited settings. …

[HTML][HTML] The effect and feasibility of mhealth-supported surgical site infection diagnosis by community health workers after cesarean section in rural rwanda …

…, M Gruendl, B Powell, K Sonderman… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2022 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background The development of a surgical site infection (SSI) after cesarean section (c-section)
is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, …

Making a case for national surgery, obstetric, and anesthesia plans

I Citron, K Sonderman, L Subi… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - search.proquest.com
The United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) target a wide range of
human conditions worldwide, including poverty, equity, development, gender, health, and …

Opioid prescription patterns for children following laparoscopic appendectomy

KA Sonderman, LL Wolf, AL Madenci, NK Kwon… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe variability in and consequences of opioid prescriptions following
pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy. Summary Background Data: Postoperative opioid …

[HTML][HTML] Does community-based health insurance protect women from financial catastrophe after cesarean section? A prospective study from a rural hospital in …

…, L Bakorimana, H Irasubiza, K Sonderman… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background The implementation of community-based health insurance in (CBHI) in Rwanda
has reduced out of pocket (OOP) spending for the > 79% of citizens who enroll in it but the …