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ArticleTropical doctor2022

Trauma surgery via distance mentoring: A model inspired by the 2020 pandemic.

Shamir O Cawich, Marlon Mencia, Dexter Thomas, Richard Spence, David Milne, Vijay Naraynsingh, Shaheeba Barrow

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Article in Tropical doctor, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shamir O CawichProfessor, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Marlon MenciaSenior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Dexter ThomasSenior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Richard SpenceFellow, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
David MilneFellow, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Vijay NaraynsinghProfessor, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Shaheeba BarrowSenior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Port of Spain General Hospital · TT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in March 2020, surgical care was impacted globally. The developing nations in the Caribbean were unprepared with fragile, resource poor healthcare systems. A series of rapid policy changes in response to the pandemic radically changed surgical care and prevented the usual oversight in the operating theatre. Attending surgeons responded utilising readily available technology for distance mentoring. Using this model, postgraduate surgical residents were able to complete 96% of trauma laparotomies safely without major complications.

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COVID-19MentoringSurgeonsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Caribbeanemergencylaparotomypandemicpublic healthTrauma

Identifiers

PMID34474625
PMCPMC8891899
OpenAlexW3197230936

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