FG
Research Overview & Focus
The researcher's work is comprehensive, spanning multiple surgical domains across low- and middle-income countries. Their focus includes mechanisms of death after abdominal surgeries, surrogate outcome validity in randomized trials, localized anesthesia use for hernia repair, mesh applications in repairs, global surgical guidelines, and GiI management. They also investigate genetic factors in colorectal cancer, assessing Gastric Necrosis in a teenager, and evaluating povidone vs normal saline efficacy against SIs following appendectomy. Their research integrates anesthesia, hem anatomy, fractures, trauma, esophaguegian studies, genetic health, and emergency surgery guidelines.
Key Research Themes (8)
Health Sciences
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
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Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
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Esophageal and GI Pathology
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Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
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Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
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Hernia repair and management
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Hip and Femur Fractures
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Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
Publications (10)
Evaluating the efficacy of dilute povidone-iodine versus normal saline for preventing surgical site infections following appendectomy: a prospective observational study in Ghanaian tertiary hospital
Open AccessGeospatial analysis of first, second, and third level hospitals in a surgical network in the low and middle income countries
Open AccessProvision of inguinal hernia surgery in first‐referral hospitals across low‐ and middle‐income countries: Secondary analysis of an international cohort study
Open AccessMechanisms and causes of death after abdominal surgery in low-income and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the FALCON trial
Open AccessThe importance of post-discharge surgical site infection surveillance: an exploration of surrogate outcome validity in a global randomised controlled trial (FALCON)
Open AccessGlobal guidelines for emergency general surgery: systematic review and Delphi prioritization process
Open AccessAcute Gastric Necrosis in a Teenager
Open AccessFamilial adenomatous polyposis: a case study
Open AccessLocal anesthesia underutilized for inguinal hernia repair in northern Ghana
Open AccessThe use of mesh for inguinal hernia repair in northern Ghana
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Surgery
Total Publications10
Research Themes8
Open Access Papers9
Department of Surgery
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology