Publications by authors named "F Evans"
The first 8000 days of life, from birth to adulthood, encompasses critical phases that shape a child's health and development. While global health efforts have focused on the first 1000 days, the next 7000 days (ages 2-21) are equally vital, especially concerning the unmet burden of surgical conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Approximately 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLatin American Surgical Outcomes Study in Paediatrics (LASOS-Peds): study protocol and statistical analysis plan for a multicentre international observational cohort study.
BMJ Open
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Access to safe surgery is a human right, but significant disparities exist between high-income and low-to-middle-income countries in terms of surgical care.* -
- The LASOS-Peds study is a 14-day international research project exploring the rates of complications after pediatric surgeries in Latin America, focusing on both elective and emergency cases.* -
- Approved by an Institutional Review Board, the findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and shared at international conferences, with the aim of improving pediatric surgical outcomes.*
Background: Subspecialist training is an important part of developing human resources for health and for some learners, may require taking place in another, higher-resourced country. Despite effective learning of skills and knowledge in a different, more highly resourced context, transfer of these skills and knowledge back to a more poorly resourced context can be a challenge. We aimed to evaluate the transfer of skills and knowledge in 2 World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) fellowship programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAirway Events and Critical Care Requirements in Patients with Robin Sequence after Palatoplasty.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
August 2024
Background: Patients with Robin sequence (RS) are often thought to be at high-risk for airway complications after cleft palate repair, and may be routinely admitted to the intensive care unit after surgery. This study compares frequency of postoperative airway events in patients with and without RS undergoing palatoplasty, and assesses potential risk factors for needing intensive care.
Methods: A matched cohort study of patients with and without RS undergoing palatoplasty from February 2014 to February 2022 was conducted.