Safety First - Voices of One Surgery - Issue 4: December 2018
As we celebrate 10 years of the launch of the World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist and the success it gave, One.Surgery recognises the many challenges that still exist today in the pursuit of providing safe surgery to every patient worldwide.
As we celebrate 10 years of the launch of the World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist and the success it gave, One.Surgery recognises the many challenges that still exist today in the pursuit of providing safe surgery to every patient worldwide.
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Striving Towards<br />
<strong>Safety</strong><br />
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Ending Fistula within a<br />
Generation<br />
Two researchers, from Cameroon<br />
and Sudan, present their thoughts<br />
and studies on two critical<br />
components <strong>of</strong> the safe<br />
surgery pathway.<br />
The majority <strong>of</strong> the world’s women living<br />
in low and middle-income countries<br />
continue to live at risk <strong>of</strong> obstetric fistula.<br />
Dr. Lina Roa and Dr. Lauri Romanzi focus<br />
on solutions.<br />
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The Surgical Battles <strong>of</strong><br />
a Sickle Cell Warrior<br />
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Inner Workings <strong>of</strong> Global<br />
PaedSurg<br />
Samira Haruna Sanusi describes her<br />
various experiences as a surgical<br />
patient in many different countries<br />
across the world.<br />
Global PaedSurg is a multi-centre<br />
research collaboration <strong>of</strong> surgeons,<br />
anaesthetists and allied healthcare<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essionals caring for neonates and<br />
children requiring surgery across the globe.<br />
17 Finding A<br />
Cure<br />
Sara Smeets interviews Dr. Lawrence<br />
Faulkener, the medical coordinator<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Cure2Children foundation.<br />
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A Sweet Alternative to<br />
Surgical Site Infections<br />
Charlene Chau highlights the potential<br />
impact <strong>of</strong> honey on safer surgery and<br />
antibiotic stewardship.
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