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Josh Ng Kamstra

The Queen's Medical Center
Verified email at mail.utoronto.ca
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Global Surgery 2030: a roadmap for high income country actors

JS Ng-Kamstra, SLM Greenberg, F Abdullah… - BMJ global …, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
The Millennium Development Goals have ended and the Sustainable Development Goals
have begun, marking a shift in the global health landscape. The frame of reference has …

Perioperative mortality rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JS Ng-Kamstra, S Arya, SLM Greenberg, M Kotagal… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery proposed the perioperative mortality
rate (POMR) as one of the six key indicators of the strength of a country’s surgical system. …

An investment in knowledge: research in global pediatric surgery for the 21st century

SLM Greenberg, JS Ng-Kamstra, EA Ameh… - Seminars in pediatric …, 2016 - Elsevier
The body of literature addressing surgical and anesthesia care for children in low- and
middle-income countries (LMICs) is small. This lack of research hinders full understanding of the …

Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery indicators

…, EM Harrison, P Kamali, JS Ng-Kamstra… - Journal of British …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background In 2015, six indicators were proposed to evaluate global progress towards access
to safe, affordable and timely surgical and anaesthesia care. Although some have been …

Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic

…, D Moszkowicz, S Moug, JS NgKamstra… - Colorectal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aimed to describe the change in surgical practice and the impact of SARS‐CoV‐2
on mortality after surgical resection of colorectal cancer during the initial phases of the …

Head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic: an international, multicenter, observational cohort study

…, R Moore, D Moszkowicz, S Moug, JS NgKamstra… - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The aims of this study were to provide data on the safety of head and neck
cancer surgery currently being undertaken during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) …

[HTML][HTML] Deaths from acute abdominal conditions and geographical access to surgical care in India: a nationally representative spatial analysis

AJ Dare, JS Ng-Kamstra, J Patra, SH Fu… - The Lancet Global …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Few population-based studies quantify mortality from surgical conditions and
relate mortality to access to surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries. …

Surgical non‐governmental organizations: global surgery's unknown nonprofit sector

JS NgKamstra, JN Riesel, S Arya… - World journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Charitable organizations may play a significant role in the delivery of surgical
care in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). However, in order to quantify their …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative study of physician perceptions and experiences of caring for critically ill patients in the context of resource strain during the first wave of the …

…, R Brundin-Mather, HT Stelfox, JS Ng-Kamstra… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to global shortages in the resources required
to care for critically ill patients and to protect frontline healthcare providers. This study …

Outcomes of gynecologic cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicenter, prospective CovidSurg-Gynecologic Oncology Cancer study

…, D Moszkowicz, S Moug, JS Ng-Kamstra… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ajog.org
Background The CovidSurg-Cancer Consortium aimed to explore the impact of COVID-19 in
surgical patients and services for solid cancers at the start of the pandemic. The CovidSurg-…