[HTML][HTML] Mapping global neurosurgery research collaboratives: a social network analysis of the 50 most cited global neurosurgery articles

US Kanmounye, LA Sebopelo, C Keke… - Neurosurgery …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Social network analysis of bibliometric data evaluates the relationships between the articles,
authors, and themes of a research niche. The network can be visualized as maps composed …

Head injury care in a low-and middle-income country tertiary trauma center: epidemiology, systemic lacunae, and possible leads

M Karthigeyan, SK Gupta, P Salunke, S Dhandapani… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although head injury (HI) from low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) heavily
contributes to the global disease burden, studies are disproportionately less from this part of …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual connections: improving global neurosurgery through immersive technologies

G Higginbotham - Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The field of neurosurgery has always been propelled by the adoption of novel technologies
to improve practice. Although advancements have occurred in the diagnosis, treatment, and …

[HTML][HTML] Multimodal simulation of a novel device for a safe and effective external ventricular drain placement

GE Umana, G Scalia, K Yagmurlu, R Mineo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is mandatory for several
pathologies. The misplacement rate of the EVD varies widely in literature, ranging from 12.3 …

[HTML][HTML] Neurosurgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in central germany: A retrospective single center study of the second wave

C Sander, N Dercks, MK Fehrenbach, T Wende… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The healthcare system has been placed under an enormous burden by the SARS-CoV-2
(COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to the challenge of providing sufficient care for COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Financial risk protection for neurosurgical care in Indonesia and the Philippines: a primer on health financing for the global neurosurgeon

KP Ferraris, MEC Yap, MCG Bautista… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Which conditions treated by neurosurgeons cause the worst economic hardship in low
middle-income in countries? How can public health financing be responsive to the inequities …

Legacies of neurosurgery and its implications on global neurosurgery today

HH Bartlett, K Huie, E Ginalis, F Jumah, B Raju… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Trephination, the practice of boring a hole in the skull, is one of the oldest surgical
procedures performed by and on humans. Fossil records show evidence of trephined skulls …

Pluralistic task shifting for a more timely cancer diagnosis. A grounded theory study from a primary care perspective

H Thulesius, U Sandén, D Petek… - … Journal of Primary …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To explore how cancer could be diagnosed in a more timely way. Design
Grounded theory analysis of primary care physicians' free text survey responses to:'How do …

Task sharing in global anesthesia and surgery: workforce concerns

EN Igaga, C Sendagire, ET Ayebale - Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review highlights the role of task sharing in temporarily
solving the human resource crisis in anesthesia and surgery in low-and middle-income …

[HTML][HTML] Global neurosurgical workforce density—you cannot improve what you do not measure

US Kanmounye, A Ammar, M Rolle… - Chinese Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Five million neurosurgical cases go untreated each year. This is in part due to the lack of
neurosurgical care providers. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies has …