R. Spence

Most-cited papers

1. Impact of malnutrition on early outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, multicentre, prospective cohort study.

   A. Riad, S. Knight, Dhruva Ghosh, P. Kingsley +59 more

   2023Lancet Global Health129 citations Open access

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2. Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

   Thomas M. Julian Stephen Stuart J. Richard J. Edward F. A Drake Camilleri-Brennan Tabiri Fergusson Spence Fi, T. Drake, J. Camilleri-Brennan, S. Tabiri +496 more

   2018Surgical Endoscopy69 citations Open access

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3. Prioritizing research for patients requiring surgery in low‐ and middle‐income countries

   D. Nepogodiev, R. Moore, B. Biccard, S. Rayne +40 more

   2019British Journal of Surgery46 citations Open access

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4. Risk factors associated with amputation in civilian popliteal artery trauma.

   M. Ramdass, Alyssa Muddeen, P. Harnarayan, R. Spence +1 more

   2018Injury29 citations

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5. Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

   GlobalSurg Collaborative, Ewen, M. Harrison, S. Knight +47 more

   2022Lancet Global Health27 citations Open access

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6. Penetrating abdominal trauma in the era of selective conservatism: a prospective cohort study in a level 1 trauma center

   Anthony Sander, R. Spence, J. Ellsmere, M. Hoogerboord +3 more

   2020European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery26 citations

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7. Association Between Real-time Electronic Injury Surveillance Applications and Clinical Documentation and Data Acquisition in a South African Trauma Center

   E. Zargaran, R. Spence, L. Adolph, A. Nicol +4 more

   2018JAMA Surgery23 citations Open access

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8. Colonic Foreign Body Retrieval Using a Modified TAMIS Technique with Standard Instruments and Trocars

   S. Cawich, Fawwaz Mohammed, R. Spence, M. Albert +1 more

   2015Case Reports in Emergency Medicine21 citations Open access

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9. A New Recalibrated Four-Category Child–Pugh Score Performs Better than the Original Child–Pugh and MELD Scores in Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Decompensated Alcoholic Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Bleeding: a Real-World Cohort Analysis

   J. Krige, R. Spence, E. Jonas, M. Hoogerboord +1 more

   2019World Journal of Surgery20 citations

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10. Development and validation of a pancreatic injury mortality score (PIMS) based on 473 consecutive patients treated at a level 1 trauma center.

    J. Krige, R. Spence, P. Navsaria, A. Nicol

    2017Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.]19 citations

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11. A Novel Approach to Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes: Beyond Perioperative Mortality Rate.

    R. Spence, Jessica L. Mueller, D. Chang

    2016JAMA Surgery18 citations

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12. The effect of operative duration on the outcome of colon cancer procedures

    K. Guidolin, R. Spence, A. Azin, D. Hirpara +3 more

    2021Surgical Endoscopy17 citations

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13. Anastomotic leak after colorectal surgery: does timing affect failure to rescue?

    R. Spence, D. Hirpara, Sachin Doshi, F. Quereshy +1 more

    2021Surgical Endoscopy16 citations

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14. Mobile health technology transforms injury severity scoring in South Africa.

    R. Spence, E. Zargaran, S. Hameed, P. Navsaria +1 more

    2016Journal of Surgical Research15 citations

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15. Factors associated with adverse events after emergency laparotomy in Cape Town, South Africa: identifying opportunities for quality improvement.

    R. Spence, M. Hampton, K. Pluke, M. Kahn +4 more

    2016Journal of Surgical Research15 citations Open access

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16. The liver and Chilaiditi’s syndrome: Significance of hepatic surface grooves

    S. Cawich, R. Spence, Fawwaz Mohammed, Michael T. Gardner +2 more

    2017SAGE Open Medical Case Reports14 citations Open access

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17. Feature Extraction APP for Pain Profiles

    S. Boudreau, R. Spence, Georgi Vasov, L. Egsgaard

    201413 citations

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18. A Prospective Audit of 805 Consecutive Patients With Penetrating Abdominal Trauma

    Anthony Sander, R. Spence, D. McPherson, S. Edu +2 more

    2020Annals of Surgery12 citations

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19. A global agenda for electronic injury surveillance: Consensus statement from the Trauma Association of Canada, the Trauma Society of South Africa, and the Panamerican Trauma Society.

    E. Zargaran, L. Adolph, N. Schuurman, L. Roux +13 more

    2016Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery12 citations

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20. Will My Patient Survive an Anastomotic Leak? Predicting Failure to Rescue Using the Modified Frailty Index

    R. Spence, D. Hirpara, Sachin Doshi, F. Quereshy +1 more

    2020Annals of Surgical Oncology11 citations

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21. A multicentre evaluation of emergency abdominal surgery in South Africa: Results from the GlobalSurg-1 South Africa study.

    R. Spence, E. Panieri, S. Rayne, E. Harrison +2 more

    2016South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde11 citations Open access

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22. Derivation, Validation and Application of a Pragmatic Risk Prediction Index for Benchmarking of Surgical Outcomes

    R. Spence, D. Chang, H. Kaafarani, E. Panieri +2 more

    2018World Journal of Surgery9 citations

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23. Collaboration is key to strengthening surgical research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.

    R. Spence, E. Panieri, S. Rayne, E. Harrison +2 more

    2016South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde9 citations Open access

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24. An Online Tool for Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes

    R. Spence, D. Chang, K. Chu, E. Panieri +2 more

    2016World Journal of Surgery8 citations

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25. Comparative assessment of in‐hospital trauma mortality at a South African trauma center and matched patients treated in the United States

    R. Spence, J. Scott, A. Haider, P. Navsaria +1 more

    2017Surgery7 citations

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26. Extended duration of faecal diversion is associated with increased ileus upon loop ileostomy reversal

    K. Guidolin, Flora Jung, R. Spence, F. Quereshy +1 more

    2021Colorectal Disease6 citations

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27. Trauma surgery via distance mentoring: A model inspired by the 2020 pandemic

    S. Cawich, M. Mencia, Dexter A. W. Thomas, R. Spence +3 more

    2021Tropical doctor5 citations Open access

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28. Data Improvement Through Simplification: Implications for Low-Resource Settings

    Geoffrey A. Anderson, Jordan D. Bohnen, R. Spence, L. Ilcisin +2 more

    2018World Journal of Surgery5 citations

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29. Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis

    S. Cawich, Fawwaz Mohammed, R. Spence, V. Naraynsingh

    2016Journal of Surgical Case Reports4 citations Open access

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30. External validation of the Codman score in colorectal surgery: a pragmatic tool to drive quality improvement

    R. Spence, K. Guidolin, F. Quereshy, S. Chadi +2 more

    2023Colorectal Disease3 citations Open access

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31. Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches Are Safe and Appropriate in N2 Colorectal Cancer

    K. Guidolin, R. Spence, S. Chadi, F. Quereshy

    2020Diseases of the Colon & Rectum3 citations

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32. Lessons Learned after Iatrogenic Complete Transection of the Right Common Carotid Artery with Segmental Vessel Loss

    S. Cawich, Wendell Dwarika, Fawwaz Mohammed, M. Ramdass +5 more

    2021Case Reports in Vascular Medicine2 citations Open access

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33. Penetrating Abdominal Trauma in the Era of Selective Conservatism: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Level I Trauma Unit

    Anthony Sander, R. Spence, A. Nicol, S. Edu +3 more

    2019Journal of the American College of Surgeons2 citations

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34. An Objective Assessment of the Surgical Trainee in an Urban Trauma Unit in South Africa: A Pilot Study

    R. Spence, E. Zargaran, M. Hameed, A. Nicol +1 more

    2016World Journal of Surgery2 citations

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35. Surgeons' attitudes toward mechanical bowel preparation in the 21st century: A survey of the Caribbean College of Surgeons

    S. Cawich, Fawwaz Mohammed, R. Spence, Patrick Fasioen +1 more

    2019Current Medicine Research and Practice1 citations

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36. MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES FROM APPENDECTOMY: AN INTERNATIONAL, PROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTRE STUDY.

    J. Camilleri-Brennan, T. Drake, R. Spence, A. Bhangu +1 more

    2017South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie1 citations

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37. Bronchoscopic removal of aspirated foreign bodies: an essential skill for a paediatric surgeon working in the developing world

    Milind Chitnis, D. Delft, R. Spence, C. Lazarus

    20131 citations

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38. Superficial palmar arch aneurysm secondary to blunt trauma: Bag of ice versus bare hand!

    Michael Ramdass, M. Augustus, K. D. dos Santos, R. Spence +3 more

    2024Trauma Case Reports0 citations

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39. Association between adipose tissue thickness and fibroid shrinkage using ultrasound-guided high‑intensity focused ultrasound

    Gcw Peiser, K. Jacobson, R. Spence, R. Setzen

    2021South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology0 citations Open access

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40. Do upper GI bleed guidelines reach patient care: effect of a quality improvement initiative.

    S. Rayamajhi, I. Aborkis, C. Kloppers, R. Spence +1 more

    2020South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie0 citations

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41. Outcomes Associated with Femoral Vein Segmental Oversew/Ligation in Penetrating Trauma

    M. Ramdass, R. Spence, P. Harnarayan

    2020Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0 citations Open access

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42. ASO Author Reflections: A Reductionist’s Approach to Risk-Adjusted Predictions and Outcomes Assessment: Less is More

    R. Spence, D. Hirpara, Sachin Doshi, F. Quereshy +1 more

    2020Annals of Surgical Oncology0 citations

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43. Pelvi-Acetabular Fixations_ My Worst-CaseScenarios and Lessons Learnt

    J. Ali, R. Spence, D. Milne, Johnathan K Jarvis +3 more

    20190 citations

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44. Novel Approaches to Global Benchmarking of Risk-Adjusted Surgical Outcomes

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    20180 citations

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45. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF IN-HOSPITAL TRAUMA MORTALITY AT A SOUTH AFRICAN TRAUMA CENTRE AND MATCHED PATIENTS TREATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

    R. Spence, J. Scott, A. Haider, P. Navsaria +1 more

    2017South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie0 citations

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46. Guest Editorial: Collaboration is key to strengthening surgical research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa

    R. Spence, E. Panieri, S. Rayne, E. Harrison +2 more

    20160 citations

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47. Implementation of a structured surgical quality improvement programme

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    20160 citations

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48. Will pain apps fill a void or create a need in the clinical workflow

    V. Radonić, R. Spence, S. Boudreau

    20150 citations

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49. Medical Photography: a Trinidad Experience

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    2004Journal of audiovisual media in medicine0 citations

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