Infectious keratitis contributes significantly to ocular morbidity and corneal blindness, especially in developing nations. In India, corneal blindness is the…
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Use of Traditional Eye Medicine and Self-Medication in Rural India: A Population-Based Study
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Gas Less Lift Laparoscopic Surgeries (GLLS): Our Initial Experience of 750 Surgeries in Remote Rural Areas in India
Minimally invasive surgeries especially laparoscopic surgeries are difficult if not impossible in rural areas because of the high costs associated with the equipment and the difficulty in getting anesthesiologists with…
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Volume: 6
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When There is No Gas: Laparoscopic Surgery in Rural Areas
Laparoscopic surgery is now widely performed for treating many abdominal conditions. These surgeries use gases for abdominal insufflation and despite trials with other gases most commonly used gas is carbon dioxide…
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Volume: 6
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The NHS Global Health Research Group in Health Technology Project India
The National Health Service in UK has a program and initial funding to develop a research program to meet the needs of rural surgical patients in Sierra Leone and rural India. The preliminary proposal is to…
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Volume: 6
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The National Health Services (NHS) Conference at Leeds 2017: Take Home Messages
The National Health Services of United Kingdom [NHS-UK] held their annual conference of the Colorectal Services and GI and Vascular Surgery at the famous Town Hall at Leeds in UK. The theme of the conference was “Jugaad Innovations”…
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Volume: 6
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Core Through [Blind] Endoscopic Internal Urethrotomy & Regular Self Calibration: The Cost-Effective Option for Rural Areas
Urethral injuries are common in rural areas especially in mountainous areas like Northeast India where falls from trees and roads are common. Pelvic fractures can contribute to the urethral injuries…
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Tagged catheter, peer-review, rural healthcare, rural surgery, stricture urethra, suprapubic catheter, urethrotomy
Volume: 6
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Surgical Care for Northeast India: Take Home Message from a ARSICON 2017 Session
Several current challenges in delivering rural surgery to underserved populations of the north-eastern states of India were discussed at the 2017 Association of Rural Surgeons of India Conferences (ARSICON) this November. Rural surgery needs to be attractive for both
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