Shazia Hafiz

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…

January 16, 2018

The development and validation of a scoring tool to predict the operative duration of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract Background: The ability to accurately predict operative duration has the potential to optimise theatre efficiency and utilisation, thus reducing…