The Burden of Plastic Surgery in Rural Kenya: The Kapsowar Hospital Experience
Training programs for plastic surgeons in LMICs should ensure competency in CLP, flaps, burn reconstruction, and head and neck reconstruction. Our novel use of an application programming interface indicates that international partnerships have been more successful in decreasing treatment delays for CLP patients, but not other reconstructive procedure patients. Expanded commitment from international partners to address these reconstructive burdens in LMICs is warranted.
Authors
- Sophia Arbuiso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0075-9223)
- David M. Otterburn
- Ashley Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9488-4852)
- Matthew Liao
- Patricia Chesang
- Isaiah J. Rhodes
- William R. Rhodes
- Joseph Nthumba
- Chase Alston
- Giles Hayden
- Samuel J. Medina
Institutions
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006289
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54