Gaston Nyirigira

ORCID: 0000-0002-1919-0495
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Research Areas
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Healthcare Systems and Challenges
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Nosocomial Infections in ICU
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

University of Rwanda
2014-2024

Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research
2024

Dalhousie University
2015-2024

Rwanda Military Hospital
2024

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
2024

Tikur Anbessa Hospital
2024

University Teaching Hospital of Butare
2016-2022

Background: As a critical component of clinical care, every patient should have access to acute pain service (APS). Despite significant progress in its development, is under or inadequately treated, particularly African countries. In addition, treatment and management has received insufficient attention, resulting inadequacies postoperative relief, which continued be challenge. Aims: This study aims assess the knowledge, perceptions, experiences healthcare professionals about APS delivery at...

10.1155/prm/8360891 article EN cc-by Pain Research and Management 2025-01-01

ABSTRACT Aims Identify opportunities to improve knowledge translation for post-operative pain management in Rwanda by exploring clinician and environmental factors affecting this practice. Methods The theory of planned behavior (TPB) guided development a questionnaire measure intent assess treat postoperative pain. Focus groups individual interviews were used contextualize the final generate questions related Health care providers from two Rwandan teaching hospitals involved completed TPB...

10.1080/24740527.2018.1451251 article EN cc-by Canadian Journal of Pain 2018-01-01

Mossenson, Adam FANZCA, MPH, MMBS; Livingston, Patricia OC, MD, FRCPC, MEd; Mukwesi, Christian MMed, FCA; Khalid, Karima MMed; Martínez, Rodrigo Rubio MD; Alferid, Fetiya MPH; Nath, Gita DA, DNB, FFA, RCS; Nyirigira, Gaston Haylock Loor, Carolina MD Author Information

10.1213/ane.0000000000007005 article EN Anesthesia & Analgesia 2024-05-20

Abstract Background There are significant gaps in research output and authorship low- middle-income countries. Research dissemination events have the potential to help bridge this gap through knowledge transfer, institutional collaboration, stakeholder engagement. These may also an impact on both clinical service delivery policy development. King Faisal Hospital Rwanda (KFH) is a tertiary-level teaching hospital located Kigali, Rwanda. To strengthen its dissemination, KFH conducted inaugural...

10.1186/s12909-024-05736-0 article EN cc-by BMC Medical Education 2024-07-06

Paediatric cardiovascular diseases have been referred to as of injustice access care is inequitable globally. For example, Africa only has 78 cardiac centres, with 22 located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most these centres rely on visiting surgical teams provide clinical care. While essential care, building a sustainable and locally run workforce critical addressing inequities This paper considers the role south-to-south partnerships programmes using Rwanda’s paediatric surgery programme an example.

10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015649 article EN cc-by-nc-nd BMJ Global Health 2024-10-01

Burnout, depression, and anxiety are increasingly recognized as common among health care providers. Risks for these conditions exacerbated in low-resource settings by excessive workload, high disease burden, resource shortage, stigma against mental issues. Based on discussions requests to learn more about burnout during the Vital Anaesthesia Simulation Training (VAST), our team developed VAST Wellbeing, a 1-day course providers recognize mitigate promote personal professional well-being.

10.1213/ane.0000000000006870 article EN Anesthesia & Analgesia 2024-02-02

While the number of cardiac surgery programs in sub-Saharan Africa are increasing, it is still insufficient. With only 0.08 pediatric surgeons per million people, few centers routinely perform surgery. This has led to reliance on humanitarian medical missions or referral abroad for most African nations. study outlines outcomes Rwanda's first sustainable program.

10.1186/s13019-024-03295-5 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2024-12-31

Purpose Few studies have assessed the presentation, management, and outcomes of sepsis in low-income countries (LICs). We sought to characterize these aspects assess mortality predictors two referral hospitals Rwanda. Materials methods This was a retrospective cohort study public academic Data abstracted from paper medical records adult patients who met our criteria for sepsis. Results Of 181 subjects eligibility criteria, 111 (61.3%) without shock 70 (38.7%) septic shock. Thirty-five...

10.1371/journal.pone.0251321 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-05-26

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Introduction:</bold> Low anaesthesia workforce numbers contribute to shortfalls in access surgical care globally. Investment contextualised education and training can help address this issue. We undertook a modified Delphi study identify physician anaesthesiologist consensus on themes, topics, skills for inclusion undergraduate critical (ACC) medical school curricula sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Rwanda. <bold>Methods:</bold> A list of ACC topics/skills was compiled...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-4668708/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2024-08-11

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10.1097/01.aoa.0000472730.89608.87 article EN Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2015-11-17

maternal satisfaction is the key in health facilities utilization and so improving birth outcome reducing morbidity mortality. The main objective of this study was to assess women´s with perinatal care provided maternity at CHUB its associated factors.a cross-sectional done on clients´ care. With a sample size 422 mothers who were admitted for labor delivery from July 1st October 31st 2020. Data collected using structured questionnaire client's (eight questions (CSQ-8). Every respondent had...

10.11604/pamj.2022.41.150.31421 article EN cc-by Pan African Medical Journal 2022-01-01

&#x0D; BACKGROUND: A perioperative acute pain care program integrating standardized assessment and treatment forms into was developed implemented at an urban hospital in Rwanda through a collaboration between Rwandan Canadian experts. This study evaluated the using quality improvement lens.&#x0D; METHODS: Using Model for Improvement: Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle, mixed methods evaluation performed. Over one year, 519 randomized patient chart audits were conducted analyzed control...

10.4314/rmj.v79i3.6 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Rwanda medical journal 2022-09-30
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# Procedures driving mortality rate: the experience of a teaching hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti {#article-title-2} A rural central recently developed surgical department and residency, rapidly increasing access to care an underserved region. As capacity

10.1503/cjs.007016 article EN Canadian Journal of Surgery 2016-06-01

Introduction: Chronic pain is a major source of suffering and leading reason for many patients to consult health care personnel. It interferes with, disrupts, activities daily living may be accompanied by distress. Irrespective its etiology or classification, professionals require good understanding chronic in order provide appropriate treatment care. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving sample 80 participants obtained using convenience sampling method. Data were...

10.15406/jaccoa.2021.13.00479 article EN Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care Open Access 2021-05-14
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