Surgeons OverSeas (SOS)

10/15/2020

We’re looking into damage control surgery in LMICs. Is it done in your country?

01/15/2019

A new paper using the SOSAS (Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical need) was recently published in JAMA Network Open. It documented the prevalence of pediatric surgical conditions across Somaliland. You can read the full article is here: To learn more about the development of SOSAS check out Chapter 1: Quantifying the need for surgical care A case study from Sierra Leone by Reinou S. Groen, MD, MIH, PhD in Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world, available from Amazon or Johns Hopkins University Press.

A new paper using the SOSAS (Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical need) was recently published in JAMA Network Open. It documented the prevalence of pediatric surgical conditions across Somalil…

12/05/2018

Get a copy of Operation Health, Operation Ebola or Operation Crisis for 40% off and with free shipping from Johns Hopkins University Press. Books are available here: Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world Operation Ebola: Surgical during the West African outbreak Operation Crisis: Surgical care during conflict and disaster

Get a copy of Operation Health, Operation Ebola or Operation Crisis for 40% off and with free shipping from Johns Hopkins University Press. Books are available here: Operation Health: Surgical care…

11/27/2018

A personal reflection about surgery and HIV from Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world. “Doctor, we have none” was the terse response to the question, “Why are you not wearing eye protection?” The nurse had seemed so cheery and helpful, but her attitude had instantly changed. Suddenly my attempt to assist at a hospital in Africa was not going well. [ 204 more words ]

A personal reflection about surgery and HIV from Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world. “Doctor, we have none” was the terse response to the question, “Why are you not wearing eye…

11/21/2018

A woman presents with a large breast mass, the skin has broken down and the wound is infected, she has large firm lymph nodes in her armpit – there is little to offer but a simple palliative mastectomy to remove the source of the putrid drainage. A young man presents with difficulty swallowing – a barium swallow shows inoperable esophageal cancer – there is no palliative care, the best course is to send him home to die. [ 128 more words ]

A woman presents with a large breast mass, the skin has broken down and the wound is infected, she has large firm lymph nodes in her armpit – there is little to offer but a simple palliative mastec…

11/18/2018

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Bibliotheek Salland

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11/13/2018

Hakon A. Bolkan, MD contributed a chapter to Operation Ebola: Surgical care during the West African outbreak. He and his colleagues just published a new paper "Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west African outbreak." This is an important paper given the ongoing outbreak in DRC. Here is the abstract: [ 300 more words ]

Hakon A. Bolkan, MD contributed a chapter to Operation Ebola: Surgical care during the West African outbreak. He and his colleagues just published a new paper “Admissions and surgery as indic…

11/09/2018

An improvised explosive device -- the most common weapon used against US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan -- detonated near a squad patrolling on foot in the a small dusty village. One soldier was severely wounded. The explosive blast tore apart his legs; both were traumatically amputated. A cry of, “MEDIC!!” went out and despite a hail of incoming small arms fire, a combat medic immediately rushed to the soldier’s side and placed tourniquets on the bleeding stumps. [ 74 more words ]

An improvised explosive device — the most common weapon used against US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan — detonated near a squad patrolling on foot in the a small dusty village. One sold…

11/08/2018

The US response to Ebola was documented in Operation Ebola: Surgical care during the West African outbreak in Chapter 2, "The United States domestic response to Ebola: Experience of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit." Angela Hewlett MD, MS and Daniel Johnson MD The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit (NBU) was designed to care for patients with highly infectious diseases while protecting health care workers, a need brought to the forefront in 2003 when many health care workers became ill while caring for patients with SARS. [ 233 more words ]

The US response to Ebola was documented in Operation Ebola: Surgical care during the West African outbreak in Chapter 2, “The United States domestic response to Ebola: Experience of the Nebra…

11/04/2018

From the introduction to Chapter 7 in Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world. At first her father refused to give permission to operate. “You can’t do that type of operation here” was his rationale. There were only a few minutes available to convince him otherwise. His daughter, only 3 years old had fallen from a balcony an hour before. [ 404 more words ]

From the introduction to Chapter 7 in Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world. At first her father refused to give permission to operate. “You can’t do that type of operation here” …

11/04/2018

From the introduction to Chapter 2: A pregnant woman in labor begins bleeding. Placenta previa, the placenta blocking the birth canal, is diagnosed. An urgent cesarean section saves the child and prevents her from bleeding to death. A few months later the child repeatedly projectile vomits after eating. Pyloric stenosis, a muscular blockage of the small intestine, is diagnosed. An operation eliminates the blockage. [ 237 more words ]

From the introduction to Chapter 2: A pregnant woman in labor begins bleeding. Placenta previa, the placenta blocking the birth canal, is diagnosed. An urgent cesarean section saves the child and p…

11/03/2018

Without the relatively simple operation the father of three and main breadwinner would certainly have died. He presented to the hospital like so many other patients in low and middle income countries (LMICs) with nearly dead intestines stuck in a defect in his abdominal wall – a condition known as a strangulated hernia. In high income countries such conditions are uncommon and rarely fatal; usually hernias are repaired early to prevent strangulation. [ 283 more words ]

Without the relatively simple operation the father of three and main breadwinner would certainly have died. He presented to the hospital like so many other patients in low and middle income countri…