Background Risk prediction tools can be used in the perioperative setting to identify high‐
risk patients who may benefit from increased surveillance and monitoring in the …

Background Risk of mortality following surgery in patients across Africa is twice as high as
the global average. Most of these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We …

Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) range from 8
to 30% of procedures, making them the most frequent healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) …

Deaths following surgery are the third largest contributor to deaths globally, and in Africa are
twice the global average. There is a need for a peri‐operative research agenda to ensure co …

Background Surgical outcomes study for individual nations remains important because of
international differences in patterns of surgical disease. We aimed to contribute to data on …

Background No validated perioperative risk assessment models currently exist for use in
humanitarian settings. To inform the development of a perioperative mortality risk …

Background Operative meaningful trainee autonomy is an essential component of surgical
training. Reduced trainee autonomy is frequently attributed to patient safety concerns, but …

Abstract Background The African Surgical OutcomeS-2 (ASOS-2) trial tested an enhanced
postoperative surveillance intervention to reduce postoperative mortality in Africa. We …

Background The development of feasible preoperative risk tools is desirable, especially for
low-middle income countries with limited resources and complex surgical settings. This …

Background Children comprise a large proportion of the population in sub-Saharan Africa.
The burden of paediatric surgical disease exceeds available resources in Africa, potentially …