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View article: Benralizumab for adults with rare and off-label eosinophilic disorders: a 52-week prospective, single-center study
Benralizumab for adults with rare and off-label eosinophilic disorders: a 52-week prospective, single-center study Open
Background Rare eosinophilic disorders are challenging to manage due to their heterogeneity and lack of targeted therapies. Benralizumab, an anti-IL-5 receptor monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma an…
View article: Factors associated with elective surgical case cancellation at a tertiary hospital in Malawi
Factors associated with elective surgical case cancellation at a tertiary hospital in Malawi Open
Background Same‐day cancellation of surgery affects up to 44% of cases at a public tertiary hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. To characterize these cancellations, this study examines surgical volume, cancellation causes, and surgery completion…
View article: Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic
Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Surgeons practicing in high-income countries (HIC) like the United States, which spends an estimated 765 billion dollars per year on unnecessary healthcare costs, are generally not accustomed to resource limitations.1 However, the coronavi…
View article: Step-up approach for the management of pancreatic necrosis: a review of the literature
Step-up approach for the management of pancreatic necrosis: a review of the literature Open
Infected necrotizing pancreatitis is a challenging condition to treat because of the profound inflammatory response these patients undergo which can then be exacerbated by interventions. Treatment of this condition has evolved in timing of…
View article: Issue Information ‐ TOC
Issue Information ‐ TOC Open
The ultrasound standards for head measurements are appropriate for use in the Zika epidemic
View article: A Resource Planning Analysis of District Hospital Surgical Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Resource Planning Analysis of District Hospital Surgical Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Open
A significant portion of the health problems addressed at Congolese district hospitals is surgical in nature, but there is a current inability to meet this surgical need. The deficient services and substandard capacity in the surveyed dist…