We're very excited to publish a study looking at patients undergoing appendicectomy in GlobalSurg 1. Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study The use of laparoscopy in low-income settings is controversial, yet many of our collaborators report the apparent benefits and wish they could do more. [...]
GlobalSurg 1 Paediatric Paper Published in BMJ Global Health The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration GlobalSurg are delighted to announce the publication of the next GlobalSurg 1 paper 'Determinants of morbidity and mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in children in low-income and middle-income countries' Published today in BMJ GlobalHealth Congratulations to all our collaborators! Click here [...]
The first paper to be published from the GlobalSurg 1 dataset has now become the most viewed article ever published by BJS. For more details please visit the altimetrics page via this link https://wiley.altmetric.com/details/7142726#score
The main analysis was for GlobalSurg 1 was published online in May 2016 in BJS with the print version following in July. Click here to read the manuscript in full The journey to final publication of any research study is often long as researchers strive to have their manuscript published in leading, high impact journals. [...]
The GlobalSurg 1 paper has received an Altmetric score of 159. This puts the paper in the top 5% of all research outputs analysed by Altmetric and one of the highest scoring outputs from this source (#3 out 1490). Click here for the full breakdown of the analysis and updates of the score over time
We're delighted to see Reuters and Fox news covering the GlobalSurg 1 story today! Click on the images below to read the stories in full
It's great to see the publication of GlobalSurg 1 continuing to receive media coverage around the world. Congratulations to our GlobalSurg local lead for Argentina, Maria Marta Modolo, who featured in the daily Argentinian newspaper, Los Andes, and in MDZ flying the GlobalSurg flag! Well done Maria and all GlobalSurg collaborators in Argentina! Click the [...]
GlobalSurg 1 was published last week in BJS and international media outlets have been quick to pick up the story of our global collaboration! Click here to read the GlobalSurg 1 manuscript in full on the BJS website Use the links below to read media coverage of the GlobalSurg story from around the world www.infosalus.com [...]
Dr Tom Drake of the GlobalSurg steering committee guest blogs about GlobalSurg 1 on the Hippocratic Post. Click here to read the full post
Read the GlobalSurg 1 press release: Surgery patients in lower income countries have three times greater risk of dying (1) Use the links below to read media coverage about GlobalSurg 1 http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2016/04/Surgery-patients-in-LICs-have-greater-risk-of-dying.aspx http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2016/surgery-outcomes-suffer-in-poorer-countries http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report-lower-income-country-patients-are-at-higher-risk-of-dying-new-study-2209324 http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/patients-in-low-income-countries-have-greater-risk-of-dying-after-emergency-surgery.html http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2016-05/05/content_38384612.htm http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2016041115460035.html http://allindiaroundup.com/health/post-surgery-death-rates-3-times-higher-in-low-income-countries/ Remember to follow GlobalSurg on Twitter for all the latest GlobalSurg news and discussion: [...]
