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Stephen Knight

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Pooled analysis of who surgical safety checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy

2019

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been assessed on a global scale. The aim of this study was to evaluate reported checklist use in emergency settings and examine the relationship with perioperative mortality in patients who had emergency laparotomy. Methods In two multinational cohort studies, adults undergoing emergency laparotomy were compared with those having elective gastrointestinal surgery. Relationships between reported checklist use and mortality were determined using multivariable logistic regression and bootstrapped simulation. Results Of 12 296 patients incl…

AdultMalebarriershumanoschecklist; surgery; human development indexGlobalSurg CollaborativeWHO Surgical Safety Checklist mortality emergency laparotomyWorld Health Organizationseguridad del pacienteNOCohort Studieslista de controlestudios prospectivosHumanstasa de supervivenciaProspective Studiesimplementationestudios de cohortesSurgery; implementation; health; barriersEmergency Treatment11 Medical and Health Sciencesmediana edadDigestive System Surgical ProceduresAgedancianoLaparotomyScience & TechnologyhealthOriginal ArticlesadultoMiddle Agedchecklist WHOprocedimientos quirúrgicos del sistema digestivoChecklistSurvival RateElective Surgical Procedureslaparotomíatratamiento de urgenciaSurgeryOriginal ArticleFemalePatient SafetyLife Sciences & Biomedicine
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Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multice…

2018

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common infections associated with health care, but its importance as a global health priority is not fully understood. We quantified the burden of SSI after gastrointestinal surgery in countries in all parts of the world. Methods This international, prospective, multicentre cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective or emergency gastrointestinal resection within 2-week time periods at any health-care facility in any country. Countries with participating centres were stratified into high-income, middle-income, and low-income groups according to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). Data variables from the Globa…

Malehumanosfactores socioeconómicospaíses desarrolladosGlobal Healthglobal suregryincidenciaArticleNOCohort StudiesRisk Factorspaíses en desarrolloestudios prospectivossurgical site infection; global suregry; human development indexfactores de riesgoHumansSurgical Wound Infectiongastrointestinal surgeryProspective Studiesestudios de cohortesDeveloping CountriesPovertyDigestive System Surgical ProceduresCross InfectionDeveloped CountriesIncidencesurgical site infectionssurgical site infectioninfectionprocedimientos quirúrgicos del sistema digestivoInfectious Diseases surgical site infection gastrointestinal surgeryInfectious DiseasesSocioeconomic Factorshuman development indexinfección de la herida operatoriasurgical siteFemaleinfección hospitalaria
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Respiratory support in patients with severe COVID-19 in the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection (ISARIC) COVID-19 study: a …

2022

Invasive mechanical ventilation; COVID-19; Critical care Ventilación mecánica invasiva; COVID-19; Cuidado crítico Ventilació mecànica invasiva; COVID-19; Atenció crítica Background Up to 30% of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 require advanced respiratory support, including high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNC), non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV), or invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, outcomes and risk factors for failing non-invasive respiratory support in patients treated with severe COVID-19 during the first two years of the pandemic in high-income countries (HICs) and low middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods This is a multin…

:enfermedades respiratorias::trastornos respiratorios::insuficiencia respiratoria [ENFERMEDADES]COVID-19; Critical care; High flow nasal cannula; Invasive mechanical ventilationRespiració artificialCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine[SDV.MHEP.PSR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Pulmonology and respiratory tractCOVID-19 (Malaltia) - Tractament[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseasesCOVID-19; Critical care; High flow nasal cannula; Invasive mechanical ventilation; Humans; Prospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Tachypnea; COVID-19; Respiratory Insufficiency:virosis::infecciones por virus ARN::infecciones por Nidovirales::infecciones por Coronaviridae::infecciones por Coronavirus [ENFERMEDADES]HumansProspective StudiesInvasive mechanical ventilation:Otros calificadores::/terapia [Otros calificadores]TachypneaInsuficiència respiratòria - TractamentSARS-CoV-2:Therapeutics::Therapeutics::Respiratory Therapy::Respiration Artificial::Noninvasive Ventilation [ANALYTICAL DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT]COVID-19:Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections [DISEASES]:Other subheadings::/therapy [Other subheadings]:terapéutica::terapéutica::terapia respiratoria::respiración artificial::ventilación no invasiva [TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS]:Respiratory Tract Diseases::Respiration Disorders::Respiratory Insufficiency [DISEASES]High flow nasal cannulaProspective StudieCritical careRespiratory InsufficiencyHumanCritical Care
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Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study

2021

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus-2, the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019 represented a global emergency accounting for more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide.1 It has had an unprecedented influence on cardiac surgery internationally, resulting in cautious delivery of surgery and restructuring of services.2 Understanding the influence of COVID-19 on patients after cardiac surgery is based on assumptions from other surgical specialties and single-center studies. The COVIDSurg Collaborative conducted a multicenter cohort study, including 1128 patients, across 235 hospitals, from 24 countries demonstrating perioperative COVID-19 infection…

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The value of open-source clinical science in pandemic response

2021

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Biomedical Research[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Clinical scienceGlobal HealthCorrectionsMicrobiology1117 Public Health and Health Services1108 Medical MicrobiologyPandemicEconomicsHumansISARIC Clinical Characterisation GroupPandemicsCOVID-19/epidemiologyActuarial scienceInformation DisseminationSARS-CoV-2CommentISARICCOVID-191103 Clinical SciencesCommunicable Disease Control/methodsInfectious DiseasesOpen sourceCommunicable Disease ControlCOVID-19; Communicable Disease Control; Global Health; Humans; SARS-CoV-2; Biomedical Research; Information Dissemination; PandemicsValue (mathematics)HumanThe Lancet Infectious Diseases
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Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score

2021

The British journal of surgery 108(11), 1274-1292 (2021). doi:10.1093/bjs/znab183

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