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Risk Manag Healthc Policy
December 2024
Department of International Affairs and Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The Israel military occupation, ongoing for over 75 years, has profoundly impacted the health and well-being of Palestinians. Despite longstanding calls for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and sustainable development, the response of global health systems and organizations to crises such as the recent large-scale military assault on Gaza in October 2023 has been inadequate. There is a critical need to examine why these global health approaches have failed and how they can be restructured to address the unique challenges in Gaza effectively.
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December 2024
World Surgical Infection Society, Mobile, USA.
Incorporating infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial for strengthening global surgery, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This review article highlights the critical role IPC plays in ensuring equitable and sustainable surgical care, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3 and 10, which aim to promote health and reduce inequalities. Surgical site infections (SSIs) and other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) disproportionately affect LMICs, where IPC infrastructure is often underdeveloped.
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December 2024
Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Liver transplantation represents a pivotal intervention in the management of end-stage liver disease, offering a lifeline to countless patients. Despite significant strides in surgical techniques and organ procurement, ethical dilemmas and debates continue to underscore this life-saving procedure. Navigating the ethical terrain surrounding this complex procedure is hence paramount.
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November 2024
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
The scarcity of viable donor lungs is a formidable obstacle in lung transplantation (LTx) surgery. This issue significantly hinders the availability of this life-saving procedure for patients in need. To alleviate this shortage, researchers have turned to ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) technology as a means to evaluate and potentially repair marginal donor lungs, thereby increasing the donor pool and improving access to transplantation.
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December 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA.
Introduction: The critical role of emergency physicians in military settings underscores the necessity for a broad and proficient skill set, especially in life-saving procedures such as thoracostomies, endotracheal intubations, and cricothyrotomies, to maintain combat readiness. The current peacetime phase, however, presents challenges in maintaining these skills because of decreased exposure to high-acuity medical scenarios. This decrease in exposure jeopardizes skills retention among military emergency medicine physicians, highlighted by studies showing a significant decline in performance over time because of reduced practice.
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