Open Letter to Young Surgeons Interested in Humanitarian Surgery

Chu, Kathryn

doi:10.1001/archsurg.2009.253

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“…[23][24][25][26][27] Studies such as ours may prove helpful in developing a baseline set of competencies, and possibly a competency-based curriculum, to help prepare surgeons and anesthetists interested in working in these settings. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34] This study had multiple limitations in data acquisition and processing, as well as in its generalizability beyond the specific settings of MSF-OCP's surgical projects. The classification system is not yet validated, and data are recorded in stressful and resource-poor environments where data fidelity may suffer.…”

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Surgical Care of Pediatric Patients in the Humanitarian Setting

Trudeau

Baron²,

Hérard

et al. 2015

JAMA Surg

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When examining surgical interventions in a population of pediatric patients cared for in the specialized setting of humanitarian aid and conflict zones, burns, other accidental injuries, and infection composed the bulk of indications in the preteen group; interventions in the teenage group were principally caused by trauma-related injuries. Crude perioperative case mortality rates in the preteen group were significantly lower than in the adult group. Further work is needed to examine long-term outcomes of pediatric operations in these settings and to guide context-specific surgical program development.

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Surgical Care of Pediatric Patients in the Humanitarian Setting

Trudeau

Baron²,

Hérard

et al. 2015

JAMA Surg

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“…Most recently, Médecins Sans Frontières surgeon Kathryn Chu penned an open letter to young surgeons interested in humanitarian surgery and provided a helpful list of 10 suggestions to help prepare for such a career. 51 Students and surgical residents also must keep in mind that while on IEs, they are merely visitors. A proactive and noncomplaining attitude is vital in making the experience better for the host institution.…”

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Global Surgery: Thoughts on an Emerging Surgical Subspecialty for Students and Residents

Leow

Kingham

Casey

et al. 2010

Journal of Surgical Education

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“…Given the increasing number of refugees in recent years and the chronicity of refugee camps, more explicit recognition and inclusion of forcibly displaced populations should be included in national planning, such as NSOAPs. Moreover, an understanding of the prevalence of surgical disease also informs education and training pathways of those interested in working in this humanitarian context [30].…”

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Untreated Surgical Problems Among East African Refugees: A Cluster Randomized, Cross‐Sectional Study

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Objective The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of surgical conditions among refugees in East Africa. Background Surgery is a foundational aspect to high functioning health care systems. In the wake of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, previous research has focused on defining the burden of surgical conditions in lowand middle-income countries. Despite numbering over 80 million people globally, forced migrant populations have often been neglected from this body of research. Methods We administered a validated survey using random cluster sampling to determine surgical need among refugees in western Tanzania. Primary outcome was history or presence of a surgical problem. Analysis included descriptive and multivariable logistic regression including an average marginal effects model. Results We analyzed data from 3,574 refugee participants in East Africa. A total of 1,654 participants (46.3%) reported a history or presence of at least one problem that may be surgical in nature. Of those 1,654 participants who did report a problem 1,022 participants (61.8%) reported the problem was still ongoing. Multivariable analysis revealed several factors associated with having a surgical problem (increasing age, occupation, illness within past year). Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first and largest population-based survey in estimating the prevalence of surgical disease among refugees in sub-Saharan Africa. Our results imply that more than one-in-four refugees has an ongoing surgical problem, suggesting over double the burden of surgical need in refugee populations compared to non-refugee settings.

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Open Letter to Young Surgeons Interested in Humanitarian Surgery

Cited by 7 publications

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Surgical Care of Pediatric Patients in the Humanitarian Setting

Surgical Care of Pediatric Patients in the Humanitarian Setting

Global Surgery: Thoughts on an Emerging Surgical Subspecialty for Students and Residents

Untreated Surgical Problems Among East African Refugees: A Cluster Randomized, Cross‐Sectional Study

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