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Prenatal vitamin D levels and postpartum hemorrhage in a rural Alaska cohort Open

Reinou S. Groen, Julie A. Beans, Gretchen Day, Lauryl Torkelson, Anjali Madeira , et al. · 2025

Objective To examine the relationship between prenatal vitamin D serum levels and postpartum bleeding. Methods We conducted a retrospective electronic health record cohort study of pregnant Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) people i…

EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Quality of Life Population Norms for Sierra Leone Open

Esmee Desi van Uum, Jonathan Vas Nunes, Merel van der Stelt, Kees Slump, Fenna Traa , et al. · 2025

Purpose To provide population norms of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Sierra Leone with the EuroQoL EQ-5D-3L. The norm score can be used to compare patients’ health status and development of their quality-of-life status duri…

The state of global surgery assessment and data collection tools: A scoping review Open

Kevin Gianaris, Brooke Stephanian, Sabin Karki, Shailvi Gupta, Amila Ratnayake , et al. · 2024

Background There has been a proliferation of global surgery assessment tools designed for use in low‐ and middle‐income countries. This scoping review sought to categorize and organize the breadth of global surgery assessment tools in the …

How to Do Surgical Needs Assessments: Where to Start, How to Do It, and What to Keep in Mind Open

Reinou S. Groen, Kevin Gianaris, M. Lamine Gueye · 2023

Surgical needs assessments are a valuable tool for understanding a context in which surgery may be conducted. The goal of a surgical needs assessment is to provide data and ideas on how to improve a surgical program. By limiting biases and…

How to Care for Women’s Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Quick Overview and Procedural Guide for the Surgeon Open

Reinou S. Groen, Megan Hadley, O.K. Ogedengbe · 2023

Women's health and maternity care are global health priorities and make up an essential part of ensuring the well-being of a population. Quality maternal and women's healthcare is important for the health and dignity for the individual and…

Assessment of pediatric surgical needs, health-seeking behaviors, and health systems in a rural district of Pakistan Open

Saqib Hamid Qazi, Syed Saqlain Ali Meerza, Reinou S. Groen, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Mushtaq Mirani , et al. · 2022

Surgical conditions are responsible for up to 15% of total Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) lost globally. Approximately 4.8 billion people have no access to surgical care and this studies aim is to assess the surgical disease burden …

PREvalence Study on Surgical COnditions (PRESSCO) 2020: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Countrywide Survey on Surgical Conditions in Post‐Ebola Outbreak Sierra Leone Open

Jurre van Kesteren, Alex J. van Duinen, Foday Marah, Diede van Delft, Antoinette L. Spector , et al. · 2022

Background Understanding the burden of diseases requiring surgical care at national levels is essential to advance universal health coverage. The PREvalence Study on Surgical COnditions (PRESSCO) 2020 is a cross‐sectional household survey …

Assessment of pediatric surgical needs, health seeking behaviors and health systems in the rural district of Tando Mohammad Khan Sindh, Pakistan Open

Saqib Hamid Qazi, Syed Saqlain Ali Meerza, Reinou S. Groen, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Mushtaq Mirani , et al. · 2022

Background Surgical conditions are responsible for up to 15% of total DALY lost globally. Worldwide estimates have found that approximately 4.8 billion people have no access to surgical care. Within South Asia, greater than 95% of the popu…

The burden of miscarriages and perinatal deaths in Sierra Leone, data from a nation-wide household survey (PRESSCO 2020) Open

Hanna M. Mathéron, Josien Westendorp, Alex J. van Duinen, Momoh Mansaray, Lora Daskalska , et al. · 2022

Objective: This study identified the prevalence of miscarriages and perinatal deaths from a community perspective. Design: A population-based, cross-sectional household study. Setting: Sierra Leone (West-Africa) from 2019-2020 Population: …

Postpartum hemorrhage: Moving from response to prevention for Alaska Native mothers Open

Megan Hadley, Gretchen Day, Julie A. Beans, Reinou S. Groen · 2021

Objective To identify risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage in a population of Alaska Native women. Methods A case‐control study of 384 women (128 cases, 256 controls) delivering between August 1, 2018, and July 31, 2019, was conducted at…

Paediatric surgical conditions in Malawi - A cross-sectional nationwide household survey Open

Carlos Varela, Asgaut Viste, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Banza , et al. · 2021

BackgroundUntreated surgical conditions may lead to lifelong disability in children. Treating children with surgical conditions may reduce long-term effects of morbidity and disability. Unfortunately, low- and middle-income countries have …

Deaths from surgical conditions in Malawi - a randomised cross-sectional Nationwide household survey Open

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Banza, Nyengo Mkandawire , et al. · 2020

Availability, procurement, training, usage, maintenance and complications of electrosurgical units and laparoscopic equipment in 12 African countries Open

Roos Marieke Oosting, Linda Wauben, June Madete, Reinou S. Groen, Jenny Dankelman · 2020

Background Strategies are needed to increase the availability of surgical equipment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study was undertaken to explore the current availability, procurement, training, usage, maintenance and c…

A Context-Specific Design of an Electrosurgical Unit and Monopolar Handheld to Enhance Global Access to Surgical Care: A Design Approach Based on Contextual Factors Open

Roos Marieke Oosting, K. Ouweltjes, Max D. B. Hoeboer, L. Hesselink, June Madete , et al. · 2020

To comply with the large global need for surgery, surgical equipment that fits the challenging environment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) should be designed. The aim of this study is to present a context-specific design of an …

Deaths from surgical conditions in malawi A randomised cross-sectional nationwide household survey Open

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Ngoe Banza, Nyengo Mkandawire , et al. · 2019

Back ground The prevalence of untreated surgical conditions in Malawi has been estimated at 35% with 24% of the deaths associated with untreated surgical conditions. In SSA, the primary emphasis for health research has been on communicable…

A Consensus Framework for the Humanitarian Surgical Response to Armed Conflict in 21st Century Warfare Open

Sherry M. Wren, Hannah Wild, Jennifer M. Gurney, Mohana Amirtharajah, Zachary W. Brown , et al. · 2019

Evidence suggests that modern trauma systems save lives. However, the requirements of providing this standard of care in insecure conflict settings places new burdens on humanitarian systems that must provide both emergency and trauma surg…

Deaths From Surgical Conditions In Malawi A Randomised Cross-sectional Nationwide Household Survey Open

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Ngoe Banza, Nyengo Mkandawire , et al. · 2019

Back ground The prevalence of untreated surgical conditions in Malawi has been estimated at 35% with 24% of the deaths associated with untreated surgical conditions. In SSA, the primary emphasis for health research has been on communicable…

Directions for surgical capacity developments in Nepal: a population‐based assessment Open

Arjan J. Knulst, Shailvi Gupta, Reinou S. Groen, Dipak Maharjan, Amatya S. Kapendra , et al. · 2019

Objectives Lack of access to safe surgery is seen as a major issue that needs to be addressed. The aim of this study was to understand which combinations of factors relate to high occurrences of unmet needs and disability in Nepal, and con…

DEATHS FROM SURGICAL CONDITIONS IN MALAWI A Randomised Cross-sectional Nationwide Household Survey Open

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Ngoe Banza, Nyengo Mkandawire , et al. · 2019

Back ground The prevalence of untreated surgical conditions in Malawi has been estimated at 35% with 24% of the deaths associated with untreated surgical conditions. In SSA, the primary emphasis for health research has been on communicable…

Barriers to availability of surgical equipment in Kenya Open

Roos Marieke Oosting, Linda Wauben, Salome .W. Mwaura, June Madete, Reinou S. Groen , et al. · 2019

Background & Objective:The need for surgery is currently not met in Sub-Saharan Africa, requiring both extra workforce and surgical equipment. Currently, there is a gap in the availability of surgical equipment which, among others, limits …

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS TO ACCESS HEALTH CARE FOR SURGICAL CONDITIONS IN MALAWI a cross sectional nationwide household survey Open

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Nyengo Mkandawire, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Banza , et al. · 2019

Barriers to availability of surgical equipment in Kenya Open

Roos Marieke Oosting, Linda Wauben, Salome .W. Mwaura, June Madete, Reinou S. Groen , et al. · 2019

Background & Objective: The need for surgery is currently not met in Sub-Saharan Africa, requiring both extra workforce and surgical equipment. Currently, there is a gap in the availability of surgical equipment which, among others, limits…

Equipment for essential surgical care in 9 countries across Africa: availability, barriers and need for novel design Open

Roos Marieke Oosting, Linda Wauben, Reinou S. Groen, Jenny Dankelman · 2018

Shortages of medical equipment in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) have been found by several previous studies that assessed surgical capacity. To increase surgical capacity, there is a need to identify the availability of specific …

Untreated surgical conditions in Malawi: A randomised cross-sectional nationwide household survey Open

Carlos Varela, Sven Young, Reinou S. Groen, Leonard Banza, Nyengo Mkandawire , et al. · 2017

There is a large unmet need for surgical care in Malawi. A third of the population is living with a condition needing surgical consultation or intervention, and a quarter of all deaths are potentially avoidable with surgery. Urgent scale u…

Gynecology and Obstetrics Open

Morgan Mandigo, Reinou S. Groen · 2017

This chapter will discuss topics in the area of gynecology and obstetrics that all surgeons need to know when on call in a limited-resource setting. This is by no means a comprehensive text; however, every doctor working with limited resou…

The spatial distribution of injuries in need of surgical intervention in Nepal Open

Shailvi Gupta, T.A. Groen, Barclay T. Stewart, Sunil Shrestha, David A. Spiegel , et al. · 2016

Geographic information system modelling can accurately represent the geospatial distribution of disease burdens to inform health service delivery. Given the dramatic topography of Nepal and a high prevalence of unmet surgical needs, we exp…

Self-reported Determinants of Access to Surgical Care in 3 Developing Countries Open

Joseph D. Forrester, Jared A. Forrester, Thaim B. Kamara, Reinou S. Groen, Sunil Shrestha , et al. · 2015

Self-reported determinants of access to surgical care vary widely among Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Nepal, although commonalities exist. Understanding the epidemiology of barriers to surgical care is essential to effectively provide surgical…

Corrigendum: â€œTraining Global Oncologists: Addressing the Global Cancer Control Problemâ€ Open

Surbhi Grover, Onyinye Balogun, Kosj Yamoah, Reinou S. Groen, Mira Shah , et al. · 2015

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Training Global Oncologists: Addressing the Global Cancer Control Problem Open

Surbhi Grover, Onyinye Balogun, Kosj Yamoah, Reinou S. Groen, Mira Shah , et al. · 2015

OPINION article Front. Oncol., 08 April 2015Sec. Radiation Oncology Volume 5 - 2015 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00080

Rectal bleeding and endoscopy need in Sierra Leone: results of a nationwide, community-based survey Open

Barclay T. Stewart, Reinou S. Groen, Thaim B Kamara, Steve Kwon, T. Peter Kingham , et al. · 2015

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