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about plastic surgery and global health
If this were your hand, severely deformed from a previous burn injury, you would want access to a plastic surgeon. When considering the major disease control priorities in developing countries, the...
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burns
Severe burns are a worldwide problem especially in rural areas. Aside from the immediate loss of life, the potential for long-term disability is great. In subSaharan Africa, young children under the...
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More on Burns….
Having just returned from 2 weeks working in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo- I am again humbled and saddened by the devastating effects of burn injuries. Some patient examples: older child...
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Lifebox: a pulse oximeter for low income countries
While in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I had a chance to use a Lifebox – the low cost, very reliable pulse oximeter developed as part of ‘safe surgery’ initiatives for low income countries....
View ArticleDo it yourself wound care: solutions
Wound care is a challenge everywhere. When you don’t have access to solutions useful for dressings, you can make your own. Here are some “recipes”. Make your own solutions for dressings, for...
View ArticleNontraditional woundcare: sugar dressings
Dating back to ancient times, sugar, honey and other sugar containing substances have been applied to wounds to promote healing. This modality is especially useful in areas where sugar is cheap and...
View ArticleSkin grafting and patient hemoglobin level
Wound healing requires adequate oxygen delivery to the area of injury which is dependent on circulating blood hemoglobin (hgb) levels. So a common question is: ‘What is the optimal hgb level for a...
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