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Adam Hewitt-Smith

Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences
Verified email at busitema.ac.ug
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Haemostatic dressings in prehospital care

AH Smith, C Laird, K Porter, M Bloch - Emergency Medicine Journal, 2013 - emj.bmj.com
Massive haemorrhage still accounts for up to 40% of mortality after traumatic injury. The
importance of limiting blood loss after injury in order to prevent its associated complications …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised …

BM Biccard, L du Toit, M Lesosky, T Stephens… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Risk of mortality following surgery in patients across Africa is twice as high as
the global average. Most of these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We …

[HTML][HTML] Staged implementation of a two-tiered hospital-based neonatal care package in a resource-limited setting in Eastern Uganda

K Burgoine, J Ikiror, S Akol, M Kakai, S Talyewoya… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Neonatal mortality remains a major global challenge. Most neonatal deaths occur in low-
income countries, but it is estimated that over two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented …

Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds): a 14-day prospective observational cohort study

A Torborg, H Meyer, M El Fiky, M Fawzy, M Elhadi… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Safe anaesthesia and surgery are a public health imperative. There are few
data describing outcomes for children undergoing anaesthesia and surgery in Africa. We …

Anesthesia provider training and practice models: a survey of Africa

TJ Law, F Bulamba, JP Ochieng… - Anesthesia & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: In Africa, most countries have fewer than 1 physician anesthesiologist (PA)
per 100,000 population. Nonphysician anesthesia providers (NPAPs) play a large role in the …

A cross-sectional survey of anesthetic airway equipment and airway management practices in Uganda

F Bulamba, S Connelly, S Richards… - Anesthesia & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Anesthesia-related causes contribute to a significant proportion of
perioperative deaths, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the performance of a pan-African intervention to reduce postoperative mortality: a mixed-methods process evaluation of the ASOS-2 trial

N Vickery, T Stephens, L du Toit, D van Straaten… - British journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The African Surgical OutcomeS-2 (ASOS-2) trial tested an enhanced
postoperative surveillance intervention to reduce postoperative mortality in Africa. We …

Feasibility of simulation-based medical education in a low-income country: challenges and solutions from a 3-year pilot program in Uganda

F Bulamba, C Sendagire, A Kintu… - Simulation in …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Simulation is relatively new in many low-income countries. We describe the challenges
encountered, solutions deployed, and the costs incurred while establishing two simulation …

Barriers to quality perioperative care delivery in low-and middle-income countries: a qualitative rapid appraisal study

GJ Bedwell, P Dias, L Hahnle, A Anaeli… - Anesthesia & …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Provision of timely, safe, and affordable surgical care is an essential
component of any high-quality health system. Increasingly, it is recognized that poor quality …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting job choice among physician anesthesia providers in Uganda: a survey of income composition, discrete choice experiment, and implications …

TJ Law, S Subhedar, F Bulamba, NN O'Hara… - Human resources for …, 2021 - Springer
Background One of the biggest barriers to accessing safe surgical and anesthetic care is
lack of trained providers. Uganda has one of the largest deficits in anesthesia providers in …