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Geofrey Giiti

Lecturer
Verified email at bugando.ac.tz
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[HTML][HTML] Typhoid intestinal perforations at a University teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A surgical experience of 104 cases in a resource-limited setting

PL Chalya, JB Mabula, M Koy, JB Kataraihya… - World journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Typhoid intestinal perforation is still prevalent in many developing countries.
Despite the advances in the management, the outcome in these patients in resource limited …

[HTML][HTML] Skin cancers among Albinos at a University teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: a retrospective review of 64 cases

JB Mabula, PL Chalya, MD Mchembe, H Jaka, G Giiti… - BMC dermatology, 2012 - Springer
Background Skin cancers are a major risk associated with albinism and are thought to be a
major cause of death in African albinos. The challenges associated with the care of these …

[HTML][HTML] Marjolin's ulcers at a university teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: a retrospective review of 56 cases

PL Chalya, JB Mabula, P Rambau… - World journal of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Marjolin's ulcer is a rare but highly aggressive squamous cell cancer that is
most often associated with chronic burn wounds. Although many individual case reports …

[HTML][HTML] Splenic injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in northwestern Tanzania: a tertiary hospital experience

PL Chalya, JB Mabula, G Giiti, AB Chandika… - BMC Research …, 2012 - Springer
Background Splenic injuries constitute a continuing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to
the trauma or general surgeons practicing in developing countries where sophisticated …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern of childhood burn injuries and their management outcome at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania

PL Chalya, JB Mabula, RM Dass, G Giiti… - BMC research …, 2011 - Springer
Background Burn injuries constitute a major public health problem and are the leading
cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is paucity of published data on …

Stage at diagnosis, clinicopathological and treatment patterns of breast cancer at Bugando Medical Centre in north-western Tanzania

JB Mabula, MD Mchembe, PL Chalya, G Giiti… - Tanzania journal of …, 2012 - ajol.info
Breast cancer, although reported to be the commonest female malignancy worldwide has
not been extensively studied in north-western Tanzania. The aim of this retrospective review …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical education at Weill Bugando Medical Centre: supplementing surgical training and investing in local health care providers

KB Mitchell, G Giiti, V Kotecha, A Chandika… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Global surgery initiatives increasingly are focused on strengthening education and local
health care systems to build surgical capacity. The goal of this education project was to …

A team-based approach to introduce and sustain the use of the who surgical safety checklist in Tanzania

A Hellar, L Tibyehabwa, E Ernest, J Varallo… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Millions of patients worldwide suffer disability and death due to complications
related to surgery. Many of these complications can be reduced by the use of the World …

Improving surgical quality in low-income and middle-income countries: why do some health facilities perform better than others?

S Alidina, P Chatterjee, N Zanial, SS Alreja… - BMJ Quality & …, 2021 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Evidence on heterogeneity in outcomes of surgical quality interventions in low-
income and middle-income countries is limited. We explored factors driving performance in …

Predictors of mortality among pediatric burn patients in East Africa

KI Chelidze, CC Lim, RN Peck, G Giiti… - Journal of Burn Care …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Little is known about the outcomes of pediatric burn patients in resource-limited and rural
locations of the developing world. In March 2013, our pediatric burn unit existing in this …