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Andreas Leidinger

Neurocirujano, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Verified email at santpau.cat
Cited by 246

The challenges and opportunities of global neurosurgery in East Africa: the Neurosurgery Education and Development model

A Leidinger, P Extremera, EE Kim, MM Qureshi… - Neurosurgical …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe the experience of a volunteering
neurosurgeon during an 18-week stay at the Neurosurgery Education and Development (NED) …

Operative treatment of traumatic spinal injuries in Tanzania: surgical management, neurologic outcomes, and time to surgery

…, M Mango, SL Zuckerman, A Leidinger… - Global spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective case series. Objective: Little is known about operative
management of traumatic spinal injuries (TSI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). In …

Spinal trauma in Tanzania: current management and outcomes

A Leidinger, EE Kim, R Navarro-Ramirez… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Spinal trauma is a major cause of disability worldwide. The burden is especially
severe in low-income countries, where hospital infrastructure is poor, resources are limited, …

Severe traumatic brain injury management in Tanzania: analysis of a prospective cohort

…, LM Gerber, HK Shabani, A Lazaro, A Leidinger… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Given the high burden of neurotrauma in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs),
in this observational study, the authors evaluated the treatment and outcomes of …

Cervical spine trauma in East Africa: presentation, treatment, and mortality

…, B Cheserem, A Lazaro, A Leidinger… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Cervical spine trauma (CST) leads to devastating neurologic injuries. In a
cohort of CST patients from a major East Africa referral center, we sought to (a) describe …

Cost-effectiveness of operating on traumatic spinal injuries in low-middle income countries: a preliminary report from a major East African referral center

…, A Lazaro, AA Leech, A Leidinger… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cost-effectiveness analysis. Objectives: While the incidence of
traumatic spine injury (TSI) is high in low-middle income countries (LMICs), surgery is rarely …

Experience in the early surgical management of myelomeningocele in Zanzibar

A Leidinger, J Piquer, EE Kim, H Nahonda… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Neural tube defects are a large health burden for East African countries. Health
strategies in the prevention of this disease include nutritional prophylaxis, prenatal diagnosis…

[HTML][HTML] Nonoperative treatment of traumatic spinal injuries in Tanzania: who is not undergoing surgery and why?

NL Lessing, A Lazaro, SL Zuckerman, A Leidinger… - Spinal Cord, 2020 - nature.com
Study design Retrospective, cohort study of a prospectively collected database. Objectives
In a cohort of patients with traumatic spine injury (TSI) in Tanzania who did not undergo …

Treating pediatric hydrocephalus at the Neurosurgery Education and Development Institute: the reality in the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania

A Leidinger, J Piquer, EE Kim, H Nahonda… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Pediatric hydrocephalus is a health burden for East African countries, with an
estimated incidence of 6000 new cases per year. The objective of this study is to describe the …

Pressure ulcers after traumatic spinal injury in East Africa: risk factors, illustrative case, and low-cost protocol for prevention and treatment

…, BJ Cheserem, SL Zuckerman, A Leidinger… - Spinal cord series and …, 2020 - nature.com
Study design Retrospective, case-control study. Objectives In a traumatic spinal injury (TSI)
cohort from Tanzania, we sought to: (1) describe potential risk factors for pressure ulcer …