The Optimal Distribution of Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Proposed Matrix for Determining Country-Level Organization of Surgical Services – A Response to the Recent Commentaries

Autor: Katherine R. Iverson, Emma Svensson, Kristin Sonderman, Ernest J. Barthélemy, Isabelle Citron, Kerry A. Vaughan, Brittany L. Powell, John G. Meara, Mark G. Shrime

Publikováno v: International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 544-546 (2022)

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Patient Characteristics Associated with Seizure Freedom after Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Pediatric Intractable Epilepsy: An Analysis of 'Super-Responders'

Autor: Han Yan, George M. Ibrahim, Hiroshi Otsubo, Ivanna Yau, Cristina Go, James T. Rutka, David Hazon, Goichiro Tamura, Kerry A. Vaughan, Elizabeth J. Donner, William G.B. Singleton, William B. Lo

Publikováno v: Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy. 11:045-052

Clinical responses to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy for intractable epilepsy can be unpredictable, and factors that predict response to therapy are elusive. Minority of children undergoing VNS achieve seizure freedom. The current study aimed

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https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1739489

Decentralization and Regionalization of Surgical Care: A Review of Evidence for the Optimal Distribution of Surgical Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Autor: John G. Meara, Brittany L. Powell, Katherine R. Iverson, Emma Svensson, Kerry A. Vaughan, Isabelle Citron, Ernest J. Barthélemy, Kristin A. Sonderman, Mark G. Shrime

Publikováno v: International Journal of Health Policy and Management
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Vol 8, Iss 9, Pp 521-537 (2019)

Background While recommendations for the optimal distribution of surgical services in high-income countries (HICs) exist, it is unclear how these translate to resource-limited settings. Given the significant shortage and maldistribution of surgical w

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6815989

Pediatric multicompartmental trigeminal schwannoma: illustrative case

Autor: Peter B. Dirks, James M. Drake, Michael D. Cusimano, Alexander P. Landry, Vincent C. Ye, Kerry A. Vaughan

Publikováno v: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 1

BACKGROUND Trigeminal schwannoma (TS) is an uncommon and histologically benign intracranial lesion that can involve any segment of the fifth cranial nerve. Given its often impressive size at diagnosis and frequent involvement of critical neurovascula

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https://doi.org/10.3171/case2171

The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Young Neurosurgeons Survey (Part I): Demographics, Resources, and Education

Autor: Kerry A. Vaughan, Roxanna M. Garcia, Fahd Derkaoui Hassani, Alexander Alamri, Franco Servadei, Nicolás Samprón, Martin N. Stienen, Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar, Ahmed Nasser Al-Ahmari, Julius Höhne, Sujit Gnanakumar, Hosam Al-Jehani, Bilal Abou El Ela Bourquin, Davi Jorge Fontoura Solla, Ignatius N. Esene, Amro Al-Habib, Claire Karekezi, Angelos G. Kolias, P. David Adelson, Faith C. Robertson, Tsegazeab Laeke, Nesrine Mentri, Federico Nicolosi

Publikováno v: World Neurosurgery: X, Vol 8, Iss, Pp 100083-(2020)
World Neurosurgery: X

Background Providing a comprehensive and effective neurosurgical service requires adequate numbers of well-trained, resourced, and motivated neurosurgeons. The survey aims to better understand 1) the demographics of young neurosurgeons worldwide; 2)

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590139720300144