Browsing by Author "Burke, Thomas"
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Development of a scale to measure individuals’ ratings of peace
Zucker, Howard; Ahn, Roy; Sinclair, Samuel Justin; Blais, Mark; Nelson, Brett D; Burke, Thomas F (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: The evolving concept of peace-building and the interplay between peace and health is examined in many venues, including at the World Health Assembly. However, without a metric to determine effectiveness of ... -
Emergency and urgent care capacity in a resource-limited setting: an assessment of health facilities in western Kenya
Burke, Thomas F; Hines, Rosemary; Ahn, Roy; Walters, Michelle; Young, David; Anderson, Rachel Eleanor; Tom, Sabrina M; Clark, Rachel; Obita, Walter; Nelson, Brett D (BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)Objective: Injuries, trauma and non-communicable diseases are responsible for a rising proportion of death and disability in low-income and middle-income countries. Delivering effective emergency and urgent healthcare for ... -
An innovative safe anesthesia and analgesia package for emergency pediatric procedures and surgeries when no anesthetist is available
Schwartz, Kevin R.; Fredricks, Karla; Al Tawil, Zaid; Kandler, Taylor; Odenyo, Stella A.; Imbamba, Javan; Nelson, Brett D.; Burke, Thomas F. (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016)Background: Adequate pain control through sedation and anesthesia for emergency procedures is a crucial aspect of pediatric emergency care. Resources for administering such anesthesia are extremely limited in many low-income ... -
An International Comparative Public Health Analysis of Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Eight Cities: Achieving a More Effective Health Sector Response
Macias Konstantopoulos, Wendy; Ahn, Roy; Alpert, Elaine J.; Cafferty, Elizabeth; McGahan, Anita; Williams, Timothy P.; Castor, Judith Palmer; Wolferstan, Nadya; Purcell, Genevieve; Burke, Thomas F. (Springer US, 2013)Sex trafficking, trafficking for the purpose of forced sexual exploitation, is a widespread form of human trafficking that occurs in all regions of the world, affects mostly women and girls, and has far-reaching health ... -
Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypoxemia in Adults and Children in an Under-Resourced District Hospital in Zambia
Foran, Mark; Ahn, Roy; Novik, Joseph; Tyer-Viola, Lynda; Chilufya, Kennedy; Katamba, Kasseba; Burke, Thomas F. (Springer-Verlag, 2010)Background: In adequately resourced clinical environments, diagnosis of hypoxemia via pulse oximetry is routine. Unfortunately, pulse oximetry is rarely utilized in under-resourced hospitals in developing countries. Aim: ... -
Provider experiences with improvised uterine balloon tamponade for the management of uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage in Kenya
Natarajan, Abirami; Alaska Pendleton, Anna; Nelson, Brett D.; Ahn, Roy; Oguttu, Monica; Dulo, Lidu; Eckardt, Melody J.; Burke, Thomas F. (Elsevier, 2016)Objective: To understand healthcare providers’ experiences with improvised uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) for the management of uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Methods: In a qualitative descriptive study, in-depth ... -
A qualitative assessment of the impact of a uterine balloon tamponade package on decisions regarding the role of emergency hysterectomy in women with uncontrolled postpartum haemorrhage in Kenya and Senegal: Table 1
Pendleton, Anna Alaska; Natarajan, Abirami; Ahn, Roy; Nelson, Brett Dee; Eckardt, Melody J; Burke, Thomas F. (BMJ, 2016)Objectives To assess the impact of a every second matters for mothers and babies uterine balloon tamponade package (ESM-UBT) on provider decisions regarding emergency hysterectomy in cases of uncontrolled postpartum ... -
Self-propelled particles that transport cargo through flowing blood and halt hemorrhage
Baylis, James R.; Yeon, Ju Hun; Thomson, Max H.; Kazerooni, Amir; Wang, Xu; St. John, Alex E.; Lim, Esther B.; Chien, Diana; Lee, Anna; Zhang, Jesse Q.; Piret, James M.; Machan, Lindsay S.; Burke, Thomas F.; White, Nathan J.; Kastrup, Christian J. (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2015)Delivering therapeutics deep into damaged tissue during bleeding is challenging because of the outward flow of blood. When coagulants cannot reach and clot blood at its source, uncontrolled bleeding can occur and increase ... -
Use of prophylactic uterotonics during the third stage of labor: a survey of provider practices in community health facilities in Sierra Leone
Natarajan, Abirami; Ahn, Roy; Nelson, Brett Dee; Eckardt, Melody; Kamara, Jennifer Victoria; Kargbo, SAS; Kanu, Pity; Burke, Thomas F. (Springer Nature, 2016)Background Postpartum hemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Administration of uterotonics during the third stage of labor is a simple and well established intervention that can significantly ... -
Using low-cost Android tablets and instructional videos to teach clinical skills to medical students in Kenya: a prospective study
O’Donovan, James; Ahn, Roy; Nelson, Brett D; Kagan, Calvin; Burke, Thomas F (SAGE Publications, 2016)Objectives: To assess the feasibility and impact of using a low-cost Android tablet to deliver clinical skills training to third-year medical students in Kenya. Design: A prospective study using a low cost tablet called ...