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Rafael Consunji

Consultant, Trauma Surgery, Hamad Trauma Center, Hamad Medical Corporation
Verified email at hamad.qa
Cited by 1643

[HTML][HTML] The therapeutic challenges of degloving soft-tissue injuries

R Latifi, H El-Hennawy, A El-Menyar… - … , trauma, and shock, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: Degloving soft-tissue injuries are serious and debilitating conditions. Deciding
on the most appropriate treatment is often difficult. However, their impact on patients' …

Increased resource use associated with catheter-related bloodstream infection in the surgical intensive care unit

JB Dimick, RK Pelz, R Consunji, SM Swoboda… - Archives of …, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Hypothesis Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) in critically ill surgical patients
with prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stays is associated with a significant increase in …

Incidence, demographics, and outcome of traumatic brain injury in the Middle East: a systematic review

A El-Menyar, A Mekkodathil, H Al-Thani, R Consunji… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious global public health challenge. We
aimed to assess the pattern of TBI in the Middle East, as reported in the last decade …

Publications and retracted articles of COVID-19 pharmacotherapy-related research: A systematic review

A El-Menyar, A Mekkodathil, M Asim… - Science …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The current COVID-19 pandemic situation has stimulated an unplanned clinical research
paradigm which is evident from the surge of clinical trial registrations and the increasing …

Device-associated infections rates in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals in the Philippines: International Nosocomial Infection Control …

JA Navoa-Ng, R Berba, YA Galapia… - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the rate of device-associated health care–
associated infection (DA-HAI), microbiological profiles, bacterial resistance, length of stay …

Microbiology and antibiotic susceptibility of organisms in bile cultures from patients with and without cholangitis at an Asian academic medical center

VBDG Salvador, MCH Lozada, RJ Consunji - Surgical Infections, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: To review the epidemiology of microbial isolates from bile cultures taken from
patients with and without cholangitis admitted to an Asian academic medical center in order …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium multidimensional approach on catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult …

JA Navoa-Ng, R Berba, VD Rosenthal… - Journal of infection and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on the
reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates in adult intensive care …

Epidemiology of occupational injuries by nationality in Qatar: Evidence for focused occupational safety programmes

H Al-Thani, A El-Menyar, R Consunji, A Mekkodathil… - Injury, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Occupational injuries are the second leading cause of trauma admission in
Qatar. Given the wide diversity of the country's migrant worker populations at risk, this study …

[PDF][PDF] Workplace-related traumatic injuries: insights from a rapidly developing Middle Eastern country

H Al-Thani, A El-Menyar… - … and public health, 2014 - downloads.hindawi.com
Traumatic workplace-related injuries (WRIs) carry a substantial negative impact on the
public health worldwide. We aimed to study the incidence and outcomes of WRIs in Qatar …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the Qatar trauma system: the journey from inception to verification

H Al-Thani, A El-Menyar, M Asim… - … , Trauma, and Shock, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Traumatic injuries accounted for substantial burden of morbidity and mortality (M and M)
worldwide. Despite better socioeconomic conditions and living standards, the incidence of …