Lawani Ismail

June 21, 2024

Development and external validation of the ‘Global Surgical-Site Infection’ (GloSSI) predictive model in adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery

Abstract Background: Identification of patients at high risk of surgical-site infections may allow surgeons to minimize associated morbidity. However, there…

February 28, 2019

Global variation in anastomosis and end colostomy formation following left‐sided colorectal resection

Abstract Background: End colostomy rates following colorectal resection vary across institutions in high‐income settings, being influenced by patient, disease, surgeon…

April 5, 2018

Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

Abstract Background: Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency worldwide. Differences between high- and low-income settings in the availability…