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2017

Journal Article

Oesophageal squamous cell cancer in a South African tertiary hospital: A risk factor and presentation analysis

Loots, E., Sartorius, B., Madiba, T. E., Mulder, C. J.J. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). Oesophageal squamous cell cancer in a South African tertiary hospital: A risk factor and presentation analysis. South African Journal of Surgery, 55 (3), 42-46.

Oesophageal squamous cell cancer in a South African tertiary hospital: A risk factor and presentation analysis

2017

Journal Article

Defining predictors of mortality in pediatric trauma patients

Brysiewicz, P., Clarke, D. L., Sartorius, B., Bruce, J. L. and Laing, G. L. (2017). Defining predictors of mortality in pediatric trauma patients. South African Journal of Surgery, 55 (3), 36-40.

Defining predictors of mortality in pediatric trauma patients

2017

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Aboyans, Victor, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adetokunboh, Olatunji, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agrawal, Anurag, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Akinyemi, Rufus Olusola, Akseer, Nadia, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Noore, Alam, Tahiya ... Shen, Jiabin (2017). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet, 390 (10100), 1345-1422. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32366-8

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

2017

Journal Article

Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

Azzopardi, Peter, Cini, Karly, Kennedy, Elissa, Sawyer, Susan, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Collison, Michael, Afifi, Rima A., Al-raiby, Jamela, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Afshin, Ashkan, Foreman, Kyle J., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kutz, Michael, Kyu, Hmwe H., Liu, Patrick, Olsen, Helen E., Smith, Alison, Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Wang, Haidong, Ärnlöv, Johan, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators (2017). Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1003-4

Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study

2017

Journal Article

Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015

El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, I. A., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Biryukov, Stan, Casey, Daniel, Cercy, Kelly, Charlson, Fiona J., Cornaby, Leslie, Dicker, Daniel, Erskine, Holly E., Ferrari, Alize J., Fitzmaurice, Christina, Foreman, Kyle J., Fraser, Maya, Frostad, Joseph, Godwin, William W., Griswold, Max, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kemmer, Laura, Kutz, Michael, Kyu, Hmwe H., Leung, Janni, Liu, Patrick ... Mokdad, Ali H. (2017). Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (S1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1017-y

Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015

2017

Journal Article

The effect of HIV status on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Green, S., Kong, V. Y., Odendaal, J., Sartorius, B., Clarke, D. L., Brysiewicz, P., Bruce, J. L., Laing, G. L. and Bekker, W. (2017). The effect of HIV status on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa. South African Medical Journal, 107 (8), 702-705. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i8.12045

The effect of HIV status on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

2017

Journal Article

Space-time variations in child mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000–2014)

Tlou, Boikhutso, Sartorius, Benn and Tanser, Frank (2017). Space-time variations in child mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000–2014). PLoS One, 12 (8) e0182478, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182478

Space-time variations in child mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000–2014)

2017

Journal Article

Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years

Afshin, Ashkan, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Reitsma, Marissa B., Sur, Patrick, Estep, Kara, Lee, Alex, Marczak, Laurie, Mokdad, Ali H., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Naghavi, Mohsen, Salama, Joseph S., Vos, Theo, Abate, Kalkidan H., Abbafati, Cristiana, Ahmed, Muktar B., Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amberbir, Alemayehu, Amegah, Adeladza K., Amini, Erfan, Amrock, Stephen M., Anjana, Ranjit M., Ärnlöv, Johan, Asayesh, Hamid, Banerjee, Amitava, Barac, Aleksandra, Baye, Estifanos ... The GBD 2015 Obesity Collaborators (2017). Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years. New England Journal of Medicine, 377 (1), 13-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1614362

Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years

2017

Journal Article

Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

Roth, Gregory A., Johnson, Catherine, Abajobir, Amanuel, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abyu, Gebre, Ahmed, Muktar, Aksut, Baran, Alam, Tahiya, Alam, Khurshid, Alla, Francois, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amrock, Stephen, Ansari, Hossein, Arnlov, Johan, Asayesh, Hamid, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Banerjee, Amitava, Barac, Aleksandra, Barnighausen, Till, Barregard, Lars, Bedi, Neeraj, Ketema, Ezra Belay, Bennett, Derrick, Berhe, Gebremedhin, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Bitew, Shimelash ... Murray, Christopher (2017). Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.052

Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

2017

Journal Article

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, discrete or comorbid diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa among people living with HIV versus HIV-negative populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Todowede, Olamide O. and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, discrete or comorbid diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa among people living with HIV versus HIV-negative populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 7 (7) e016602, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016602

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, discrete or comorbid diabetes and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa among people living with HIV versus HIV-negative populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

2017

Journal Article

An audit of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a busy developing-world trauma service exposes a significant deficit in resources available to manage severe TBI

Jerome, E., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Sartorius, B., Brysiewicz, P. and Clarke, D. L. (2017). An audit of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a busy developing-world trauma service exposes a significant deficit in resources available to manage severe TBI. South African Medical Journal, 107 (7), 621-625. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i7.10562

An audit of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a busy developing-world trauma service exposes a significant deficit in resources available to manage severe TBI

2017

Journal Article

The effect of stage of HIV disease as determined by CD4 count on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in South Africa

Green, S., Kong, V. Y., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Odendaal, J., Sartorius, B. and Clarke, Damian L. (2017). The effect of stage of HIV disease as determined by CD4 count on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in South Africa. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 99 (6), 459-463. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2017.0057

The effect of stage of HIV disease as determined by CD4 count on clinical outcomes of surgical sepsis in South Africa

2017

Journal Article

Incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Ngidi, S., Magula, N., Sartorius, B., Govender, P. and Madiba, T. E. (2017). Incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. South African Medical Journal, 107 (7), 595-601. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i7.12309

Incidence of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

2017

Journal Article

Space-time patterns in maternal and mother mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000-2014): Results from a population-based cohort

Tlou, B., Sartorius, B. and Tanser, F. (2017). Space-time patterns in maternal and mother mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000-2014): Results from a population-based cohort. BMC Public Health, 17 (1) 543, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4463-9

Space-time patterns in maternal and mother mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000-2014): Results from a population-based cohort

2017

Journal Article

Effect of Point-of-Care Diagnostics on Maternal Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani P., Morgan, Rebecca L., Sartorius, Benn, Dennis, Brittany, Drain, Paul K. and Thabane, Lehana (2017). Effect of Point-of-Care Diagnostics on Maternal Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Point of Care, 16 (2), 67-77. doi: 10.1097/POC.0000000000000135

Effect of Point-of-Care Diagnostics on Maternal Outcomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

2017

Journal Article

Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study

Kassebaum, Nicholas, Hmwe Kyu, Hmwe, Zoeckler, Leo, Elizabeth Olsen, Helen, Thomas, Katie, Pinho, Christine, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Dandona, Lalit, Ferrari, Alize, Ghiwot, Tsegaye Tewelde, Hay, Simon I., Kinfu, Yohannes, Liang, Xiaofeng, Lopez, Alan, Carvalho Malta, Deborah, Mokdad, Ali H., Naghavi, Mohsen, Patton, George C., Salomon, Joshua, Sartorius, Benn, Topor-Madry, Roman, Vollset, Stein Emil, Werdecker, Andrea, Whiteford, Harvey A., Abate, Kalkidan Hasen, Abbas, Kaja, Damtew, Solomon Abrha, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akseer, Nadia ... Vos, Theo (2017). Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study. JAMA Pediatrics, 171 (6), 573-592. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0250

Child and adolescent health from 1990 to 2015 findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study

2017

Journal Article

Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland

Ginindza, Themba G., Stefan, Cristina D., Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce M., Dlamini, Xolisile, Jolly, Pauline E., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Broutet, Nathalie and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland. Infectious Agents and Cancer, 12 (1) 29, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s13027-017-0140-y

Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland

2017

Journal Article

Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

GBD 2015 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators, Bizuayehu, Habtamu Mellie, Lalloo, Ratilal, Leung, Janni, Setegn, Tesfaye, Whiteford, Harvey A. and Sartorius, Benn (2017). Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet, 390 (10091), 231-266. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30818-8

Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

2017

Journal Article

Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Reitsma, Marissa B., Fullman, Nancy, Ng, Marie, Salama, Joseph S., Abajobir, Amanuel, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abraham, Biju, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Aleman, Alicia V., Ali, Raghib, Al Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allebeck, Peter, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa Mohammad, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amberbir, Alemayehu, Ammar, Walid, Amrock, Stephen Marc, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Asayesh, Hamid, Atnafu, Niguse Tadela, Azzopardi, Peter, Banerjee, Amitava, Barac, Aleksandra, Barrientos-Gutierrez, Tonatiuh, Basto-Abreu, Ana Cristina ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2017). Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 389 (10082), 1885-1906. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30819-X

Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

2017

Journal Article

Cost analysis of Human Papillomavirusrelated cervical diseases and genital warts in Swaziland

Ginindza, Themba G., Sartorius, Benn, Dlamini, Xolisile and Stensson, Ellinor (2017). Cost analysis of Human Papillomavirusrelated cervical diseases and genital warts in Swaziland. PLoS One, 12 (5) e0177762, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177762

Cost analysis of Human Papillomavirusrelated cervical diseases and genital warts in Swaziland