Dimitrios Balalis

Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study

Aneel Bhangu, Adesoji Ademuyiwa, María Lorena Aguilera et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2018 · 478 citations · Full text

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Surgery +17

Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries

Stephen R Knight, Riinu Pius, Thomas M Drake et al. · The Lancet · 2021 · 310 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +13

Prospective Observational Study on acute Appendicitis Worldwide (POSAW)

Massimo Sartelli, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Salomone Di Saverio et al. · World Journal of Emergency Surgery · 2018 · 275 citations · Full text

Medicine, Radiology, Surgery +16

Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy

Hannah S. Thomas, Thomas G. Weiser, Thomas M Drake et al. · British journal of surgery · 2019 · 81 citations · Full text

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +13

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

James Glasbey, Tom Abbott, Adesoji Ademuyiwa et al. · The Lancet · 2022 · 75 citations · Full text

Nursing, Health Systems, Surgery +15