Add to ORKGBackground: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is associated with less pain, faster recovery, and lower complication rates. Despite being the standard of care, it remains underutilized in rural Nebraska. Surgeon shortages and limited studies describing patient and provider factors influencing treatment gaps contribute to unnecessary complications and healthcare expenditure. Our study aimed to understand rural surgical care barriers and facilitators encountered by patients, providers, and stakeholders in Nebraska. Methods: This exploratory mixed methods study involved 17 semi-structured interviews using a snowball sampling of eligible participants affiliated with an MIS Advisory Committee. Two coders analyzed data using NVivo12. A follow-up re...
As surgical quality improvement programs proliferate, we must return to 1 of the central tenets of t...
Introduction: Stoma-related complications are common and consequences for the individual patient may...
<p>An estimated 234.2 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide, yet the we...
Background: The discourse about the rural health care workforce in the US has typically focused on t...
Purpose: To examine the reasons fewer students and residents are entering general surgery, to educat...
Rural communities have difficulty establishing and maintaining a quality healthcare workforce. Twent...
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that lack of facilities, equipment, and expertise in distri...
Background There is increasing evidence that lack of facilities, equipment, and expertise in distric...
Background: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has profoundly changed standards of care and lowered pe...
This NebFact describes The advantages of living in a rural community are many. Sometimes rural Nebra...
INTRODUCTION: 5 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, affordable, timely surgi...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Rochester. School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dept. of Community and Prev...
Introduction. The rural general surgeon shortage in the U.S. is predicted to worsen, leaving nearly ...
Persons living in rural areas designated as having primary care provider shortages often lack access...
The ability to access primary care services within the local community has a direct impact on the he...
As surgical quality improvement programs proliferate, we must return to 1 of the central tenets of t...
Introduction: Stoma-related complications are common and consequences for the individual patient may...
<p>An estimated 234.2 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide, yet the we...
Background: The discourse about the rural health care workforce in the US has typically focused on t...
Purpose: To examine the reasons fewer students and residents are entering general surgery, to educat...
Rural communities have difficulty establishing and maintaining a quality healthcare workforce. Twent...
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that lack of facilities, equipment, and expertise in distri...
Background There is increasing evidence that lack of facilities, equipment, and expertise in distric...
Background: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has profoundly changed standards of care and lowered pe...
This NebFact describes The advantages of living in a rural community are many. Sometimes rural Nebra...
INTRODUCTION: 5 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, affordable, timely surgi...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Rochester. School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dept. of Community and Prev...
Introduction. The rural general surgeon shortage in the U.S. is predicted to worsen, leaving nearly ...
Persons living in rural areas designated as having primary care provider shortages often lack access...
The ability to access primary care services within the local community has a direct impact on the he...
As surgical quality improvement programs proliferate, we must return to 1 of the central tenets of t...
Introduction: Stoma-related complications are common and consequences for the individual patient may...
<p>An estimated 234.2 million major surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide, yet the we...