Abdulghani Abou Koura

ORCID: 0009-0008-8120-115X
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Research Areas
  • Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Health and Conflict Studies
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Surgical site infection prevention
  • Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Organ Donation and Transplantation
  • Surgical Simulation and Training

American University of Beirut Medical Center
2023

Rates of surgical site infection (SSI) following reconstructive flap surgeries (RFS) vary according to recipient site, potentially leading failure. This is the largest study determine predictors SSI RFS across sites.The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was queried for patients undergoing any procedure from years 2005 2020. involving grafts, skin flaps, or flaps with unknown were excluded. Patients stratified site: breast, trunk, head and neck (H&N), upper lower...

10.3389/fsurg.2023.1080143 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Surgery 2023-01-30

The Syrian conflict has been responsible for the highest exodus of refugees, with Lebanon hosting greatest number refugees per capita, which placed a significant strain on an already overburdened healthcare system. Women are most vulnerable group in times and displacement, sexual reproductive health rights often neglected. This study focuses obstetric characteristics pregnancy outcomes Refugee (SR) women Lebanon, Comparison to their pre-displacement data.This is secondary analysis...

10.1186/s12905-023-02231-4 article EN cc-by BMC Women s Health 2023-02-23
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