Research

  • UROLOGY
  • GENERAL SURGERY
  • ENT
  • ORTHO
  • PEDIATRIC SURGERY

1.      AbuDraz, N., Al-Masruri, M. S., Al Badaai, G., Al-Shamari, Y., Elshafie, O., & Siddiqui, K. M. (2022). Evolution of Minimally Invasive Adrenal Surgery at a Tertiary Care Centre in Oman. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ], 1(1). https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.4.2022.031

 

2.      Kumar S, Burney IA, Kunju J, Al-Marhoon MS, Siddiqui KM. Clinicopathological Features, Treatment, and Outcome of Omani Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Oman Med J. 2022 Jan 31;37(1):e333. doi: 10.5001/omj.2021.117. PMID: 35136662; PMCID: PMC8804156.

 

3.      Kumar S, Burney IA, Satyapal N, Kunju J, Al-Marhoon MS, Siddiqui KM. Clinicopathological features, treatment and outcome of Omani patients with localized prostate cancer. Arab J Urol. 2020 Jul 6;18(4):219-225. doi: 10.1080/2090598X.2020.1781386. PMID: 33312732; PMCID: PMC7717606.

 

4.      Shiva Madhwan Nair, Noah Stern, Malcolm Dewar, Khurram Siddiqui, Elliot Smith, Jose A. Gomez, Madeleine Moussa & Joseph L. Chin (2020) Salvage open radical prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer following MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) of the prostate: feasibility and efficacy, Scandinavian Journal of Urology, 54:3, 215-219, DOI: 10.1080/21681805.2020.1752795

 

  1. Dr. Babar rehmani

Qualifications -  MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DNB (General Surgery).

Research - Joined SQU March 2022

 

  1. Dr. Zuhail Bin Nazar

Qualifications: MBBS, MS (General Surgery)

 

Publication:

  1. Anakinra in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring oxygen therapy: results of a prospective, open-label, interventional study

www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)32458-9/fulltext

 

  1. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospectivecohort study. COVIDSurgCollaborative* and GlobalSurg Collaborative* NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, Birmingham, UK. Anaesthesia (2021); 76(11): 1454-1464
  1. Dr. Khalid Al Zaabi, Consultant ENT, MD, Arab Board , OMSB, Fellowship in Otology/ Neurotology University of Toronto, Canada

 

Publications 2020 – now

1- Refractory otitis media with effusion due to eustachian tube sialolipoma inform consistent with eustachian tube inflammatory polyp: rare case presentation and literature review, K Al Zaabi, MMK Badr-El-Dine

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology 38 (1), 1-6

2- Post headshake nystagmus: further correlation with other vestibular test results, M Kraus, F Hassannia, MJ Bergin, K Al Zaabi, R Barake, C Falls, JA Rutka

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 1-6

3- The relationship between disorders of bone metabolism and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a systematic review, A Lee, F Hassannia, MJ Bergin, K Al Zaabi, P Misale, JA Rutka

Ear and Hearing 42 (6), 1462-1471

4- Management of invasive intralabyrinthine cholesteatoma: Can one realistically preserve hearing when disease is medial to the otic capsule?, K Al Zaabi, F Hassannia, MJ Bergin, JA Rutka

American Journal of Otolaryngology 41 (3), 102407

5- Long-term outcomes from blind sac closure of the external auditory canal: our institutional experience in different pathologies

M Kraus, F Hassannia, MJ Bergin, K Al Zaabi, JA Rutka

The Journal of International Advanced Otology 16 (1), 58

 

 

 

  1. Dr. Mohammed Khalfan Said Al Washahi

Senior Consultant Rhinology’s, endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base surgeon

MD, iFRSBS, MRCSDOHNs, EBORL-HNs, ORL Arab Board, ORL-HNs OMSB

 

Research activities 2020/2021

A) Publications :

1- More than smell—COVID-19 is associated with severe impairment of smell, taste, and

chemesthesis V Parma, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, MY Niv, CE Kelly, AJ Bakke, ... Chemicalsenses 45 (7), 609-6222482020

2- Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, D Nepogodiev, ... Anaesthesia 76 (6), 748-7581242021

3- Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms RC Gerkin, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, PV Joseph, CE Kelly, AJ Bakke, ... Chemical senses 46532021

4- Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19: a preregistered, cross-sectional study RC Gerkin, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, PV Joseph, CE Kelly, AJ Bakke, ... MedRxiv182020

5- The best COVID-19 predictor is recent smell loss: a cross-sectional study RC Gerkin, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, PV Joseph, CE Kelly, AJ Bakke, ... MedRxiv112020

6- Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative, D Nepogodiev, ... Anaesthesia 76 (11), 1454-146452021

7- " U-Sniff"-the international odor identification test for children: an extension of its normative database and study of global reliability. L Zou, A Dworschak, R Alizadeh, SK Kamrava, M Alwashahi, MA Bock, ... Rhinology 58 (5), 471-47652020

8- GCCR Group Author V Parma, K Ohla, MG Veldhuizen, MY Niv, CE Kelly, AJ Bakke, ... More than just smell-COVID-19 is associated with severe impairment of smell …42020 Endonasal endoscopic complete excision of unilateral nasal hemangioma in a child: case report and technical note MK Al Washahi, A Al Killidar, YA Razek, T Khamis Oman medical journal 34 (2), 15642019

9- SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study GS Collaborative, COVIDSurg Collaborative John Wiley & Sons Ltd22021

10- Aspiration pneumonia due to migration of fracture tracheostomy tube after 14 years of use M Kashoob, M Al Washahi, R Tandon Oman medical journal 35 (2), e11322020\

11- Nasoseptal flap for palatal reconstruction after hemi-maxillectomy: case report MK Alwashahi, P Battaglia, M Turri-Zanoni, P Castelnuovo The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 32 (1), 83-8722018

12- Loss of smell and taste are newly emerging symptoms in COVID-19 patients necessitating more insights into their diagnostic evaluation M Al-Washahi, R Al-Abri Oman Medical Journal 36 (2), e25712021

13- Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 from the Otorhinolaryngologist’s Perspective: First Report from Oman, Middle East AA Kolethekkat, R Al Abri, M Al Washahi, Y Al Badaai, AA Balkhair Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 1-72021

 

B) Student Project 2021/2022

1-The Role of Blood Eosinophilia on the prognosis of chronic rhinsinusitis with nasal polyposis in SQUH, Retrospective Cohor Review

2- The Indications of adenoitonsilelctomy in children below six years: retrospective comparative study between Hot and cold methods.

3-The Outcome of adenoitosnillectomy in children: A retrospective Comparative study between Hot and cold methods

4- The Impaction of Covid-19 pandemic on health care worker in operating rooms at SQUH.

5-The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Operative room utilizations, retrospective study in tertiary hospital, SQUH.

6-The indication and outcome of Pediatric tracheostomy in SQUH, Multidisciplinary approach.

  1. Name: Muadh Alzeedi

Degrees: MD, Sultan Qaboos university

Medical Officer, Orthopaedics

 

 

Research Activities 2020-2021:

Published:
 

  1. AlZeedi M, Al Rawahi S, Muwanis M, Alraiyes TM, Al Farii H, Jarzem P. Pseudotumor after total disc replacement in the lumbar spine: A case report and review of the literature. North Am Spine Soc J NASSJ. 2022;9:100107. doi:10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100107
  2. The ICM-VTE General Delegates. Recommendations from the ICM-VTE: General. J Bone Jt Surg. 2022;104(Suppl 1):4-162. doi:10.2106/JBJS.21.01531


Completed:
 

  1. Growth Modulation for the Treatment of Juvenile Hallux Valgus: A Systematic Review of Literature. Muadh Alzeedi, MD, J. Patrick Park 1 , MDCM, MSc, Yousef Marwan 1 , BMedSc, BMBCh, FRCSC, Khaled Abu Dalu 1 , MD, Reggie C. Hamdy 1 , MD, MSc, FRCSC, Chantal Janelle 1 , MD, FRCSC. Shriners Hospital for Children - Canada, and Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  2. Muzaffar R, Zeedi MHNA, Alam K, Yaseen A, Maskari SA. Rotational Stability of Proximally Unlocked Retrograde Femoral Nail In Damage Control Surgery – Biomechanical Study. In Review; 2021. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1002602/v1 (Pre print available: https://europepmc.org/article/ppr/ppr429838)
  1. Dr. Dhruva Ghosh MBBS, MS(Gen), MCh(Paeds), Fellow (Paed Urol), FRCS (Glasg), Consultant Pediatric Urology

 

Research Activities (2020 – Present)

 

1. Abdominal Tuberculosis In Children - Risk Factors, Diagnosis,

Treatment And Outcomes

2. Feasibility And Validity Of A Telephone Global Wound Healing

Questionnaire In Post-Discharge Detection Of Surgical Site Infection

Following Abdominal Surgery: An International Study Within A Trial In

Seven Low And Middle-Income Countries (TALON)

3. The Global Costs Of Surgical Site Infection After Abdominal Surgery:

Key Resource Use In Wound Infection (KIWI) Study

4. Role of Common Inflammatory Markers In Directing Paediatric Acute

Appendicitis Therapy

5. Cluster Randomised Trial of sterile glove And instrument change at the

time of wound closure to reduce surgical site infection: A trial in Low

and Middle Income Countries (CHEETAH)

6. A Cluster Randomised Feasibility Study of a Sustainable Nutritional

Intervention for Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery in low- and

Middle-Income Countries.

7. The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Paediatric Cancer Patients

In Low, Middle, And High-Income Countries: Protocol For A

Multicentre, International, Observational Cohort Study.

(CovidPaedsCancer)

8. Colorectal Cancer In India: Catastrophic Expenditure And Referral

Pathways Influence On Presentation And Treatment

9. EAGLE: ESCP safe anastomosis programme in colorectal surgery

10. FOXTROT 2 India: A Pilot Randomised Trial Evaluating Neoadjuvant

Chemotherapy In Older And/Or Frail Patients With Locally Advanced

But Operable Colon Cancer

11. Value, Efficacy And Cost Analysis Of Routine Pathological Examination

Of Inguinal Hernial Sacs In Children

12. Perioperative Respiratory Care And Outcomes For Patients

Undergoing High Risk Abdominal Surgery. A 2x2 Factorial,

International Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial Across Low And

Middle-Income Countries.

13. Smartphone-Based COVID-19 Cough Detection With Artificial

Intelligence

14. ISOS: Indian Surgical Outcomes Study

15. Affordable and sustainable perioperative oral nutritional intervention in

patients undergoing elective surgery in India -A feasibility study.

 

Reviewer:

1. Journal Of Pediatric Urology

2. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

3. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

4. Pediatric Allergy, Immunology And Pulmonology

 

5. Indian Journal Of Surgery

6. Chrismed Journal Of Health & Research

7. Journal Of Medical Case Reports

8. African Journal Of Urology

9. Cureus Journal

 

 

 

 

Publications (2020 – Present)

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2976-0241

1. Delphi Prioritization And Development Of Global Surgery

Guidelines For The Prevention Of Surgical-Site Infection. National

Institute for Health Research Global Research Health Unit on Global

Surgery: Bhangu A……Ghosh D et al. Br J Surg (2020); 107(8): 970

2. Global Guidance For Surgical Care During The COVID-19

Pandemic. Bhangu A, Lawani I, Ng-Kamstra JS….Ghosh D et al.

Covid Surg Collaborative. Br J Surg (2020); 107(9): 1097-1103

3. Elective Surgery Cancellations Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic:

Global Predictive Modelling To Inform Surgical Recovery Plans.

Nepogodiev D, Bhangu A…..Ghosh D et al. Covid Surg Collaborative.

Br J Surg (2020); 107(11): 1440-1449

4. Mortality And Pulmonary Complications In Patients Undergoing

Surgery With Perioperative SARS-Cov-2 Infection: An

International Cohort Study. Nepogodiev D, Bhangu A, Glaseby

JC….Ghosh D et al. Covid Surg Collaborative. Lancet (2020);

396(10243): 27-38

5. Torsion Of The Wandering Spleen Managed Conservatively: Rare

And Interesting. Skiba R, Ghosh D, Barker A. J Indian Assoc Pediatr

Surg (2020); 25: 323-25

6. Delaying Surgery For Patients With A Previous SARS-Cov-2

Infection. Glaseby JC, Nepogodiev D, Omar O….Ghosh D et al.

Covid Surg Collaborative. Br J Surg (2020); 107(12): e601-e602

7. Surgical Site Infection After Gastrointestinal Surgery In Children:

An International, Multicentre, Prospective Cohort Study. Drake TM,

Pata F, Ghosh D, Ademuyiwa AO, Alexis A, Bhangu A, Fitzgerald JE,

Glaseby J, Harrison EM et al. BMJ Global Health (2020); 5:e00342

8. Outcomes from elective colorectal cancer surgery during the

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Bhangu A, Li E, Fisher A, Manku B, Glaseby

J, Nepogodiev D, Simoes JF….Ghosh D et al. Colorectal Dis. 2020

Nov 15;. doi: 10.1111/codi.15431. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:

33191669.

9. Pragmatic multicentre factorial randomized controlled trial testing

measures to reduce surgical site infection in low- and middle-

income countries: study protocol of the FALCON trial. Ademuyiwa

AO, Ghosh D, de la Medina AR, Moore R, Ntirenganya F, Tabiri S, et

al. Colorectal Dis (2021); 23(1): 298-306

10. Identifying a Basket of Surgical Procedures to Standardize Global

Surgical Metrics: An International Delphi Study.  Odland ML,

Nepogodiev D, Morton D, Martin J, Bekele A, Ghosh D, Ademuyiwa

AO, Davies JI, Weiser TG. Ann Surg (2021): 274(6): 1107-1114

11. Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways

During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter,

Comparative Cohort Study. Glaseby J, Nepogodiev D, Simoes

JFF…..Ghosh D.  J Clin Oncol (2021); 39(1): 66-78.

 

12. Global Variation In Postoperative Mortality And Complications

After Cancer Surgery: A Multicentre, Prospective Cohort Study In

82 Countries. GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for

Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery.

Knight SR, Shaw CR, Pius R……..Ghosh DN. Lancet (2021) Jan 30;

397(10272): 387–397.

13. Delaying Surgery For Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Br J

Surg. (2020) Nov;107(12):e601-e602

14. Timing Of Surgery Following SARS‐Cov‐2 Infection: An

International Prospective Cohort Study. COVIDSurg Collaborative*

and GlobalSurg Collaborative* NIHR Global Health Research Unit on

Global Surgery, Birmingham, UK. Anaesthesia (2021); 76(6): 748-758

15. SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Modelling For Safe Surgery To Save

Lives: Data From An International Prospective Cohort Study.

COVIDSurg Collaborative* and GlobalSurg Collaborative* NIHR Global

Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, Birmingham, UK. Br J Surg

(2021); 108(9): 1056-1063

16. Catastrophic expenditure rates and barriers for treatment

adherence in patients with colorectal cancer in India: The

CROCODILE study protocol. Kingsley PA, Simoes J…..Ghosh D.

Colorectal Dis (2021); 23(8): 2161-2172

17. Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of Telephone Administration

of an adapted wound heaLing QuestiONnaire for assessment for

surgical site infection following abdominal surgery in low and

middle-income countries (TALON): protocol for a study within a

trial (SWAT). Glaseby J,……Ghosh D et al. Trials (2021); 22(1): 471

18. Head and neck cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: An

international, multicenter, observational cohort study. Shaw R,

Winter SC,…. Ghosh D et al. Cancer (2021);127(14):2476-2488

19. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264

hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income

countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study.

Wright NJ, Leather AJM, ….. Ghosh D, et al. Lancet (2021);

398(10297): 325-339.

20. Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients

undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the

COVIDSurg mortality score. Dajiti I, …. Ghosh D et al. Br J Surg

(2021); 108(11): 1274-1292

21. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary

complications after elective surgery: an international prospective

cohort study. Simoes JF…… Ghosh D et al. COVIDSurg

Collaborative* and GlobalSurg Collaborative* NIHR Global Health

Research Unit on Global Surgery, Birmingham, UK. Anaesthesia

(2021); 76(11): 1454-1464

22. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after

surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Li E,…..Ghosh

D et al. COVIDSurg Collaborative* and GlobalSurg Collaborative*

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, Birmingham,

UK. Anaesthesia (2022); 77(1): 28-39

 

23. UK Head And Neck Cancer Surgical Capacity During The Second

Wave Of The COVID-19 Pandemic: Have We Learned The

Lessons? Covidsurg Collaborative. Shaw R, Covid Surg

Collaborative et al. Clin Otolaryngol (2021); 46(4): 729-735

24. Essential Emergency And Critical Care: A Consensus Among

Global Clinical Experts. Schell CO, Khalid K, Wharton-Smith A, Oliwa

J, Sawe HR, Roy N, Sanga A, Marshall JC, Rylance J, Hanson C,

Kayambankadzanja RK, Wallis LA, Jirwe M, Baker T; Ghosh D EECC

Collaborators. BMJ Glob Health. (2021); 6(9): e006585

25. Preliminary model assessing the cost-effectiveness of

preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash at reducing postoperative

pneumonia among abdominal surgery patients in South Africa.

Kachipala M, Ademuyiwa AO Biccard BM, Ghosh DN,et al. PLoSOne

(2021); 16(8): e0254698

26. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer

surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries:an international,

prospective, cohort study. Glaseby J, Bhangu A, Fiore M, Ghosh D

et al. Lancet Oncol (2021); 22(11): 1507-1517

27. Reducing Surgical Site Infections In Low-Income And

Middleincome Countries (FALCON): A Pragmatic, Multicentre,

Stratified, Randomised Controlled Trial. Ademuyiwa AO, Adisa AO,

Bhangu A, ….. Ghosh D et al. Lancet (2021); 398(10312): 1687-1699

28. Assessing The Rates And Reasons Of Elective Surgery

Cancellations On The Day Of Surgery A Multi Centre Study From

Indian Hospitals. Sarang B, Bhandoria G, Patil P….Ghosh D et al.

World J Surg (2021); doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06364-1

29. Ileal Perforation And Enteric Fever: Implications For Burden OF

Disease Estimation. Njarekkattuvalappil SK, Thomas M, Kapil A……

Ghosh D et al. J Infect Dis (2021); 224 (Suppl 5): S522-S528

30. Perioperative Outcomes Of Surgery In Children With SARS-CoV-2

Infection. Glaseby J, Covid Surg And Global Surg Collaboratives,

Ghosh D, et al. Anaesthesia (2022); 77: 108–109

31. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: country

income analysis. Nepogodiev D, Covid Surg And Global Surg

Collaboratives, Ghosh D, et al Anaesthesia (2022); 77: 111–112

32. A Qualitative Exploration of Nutrition Screening, Assessment and

Oral Support Used in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery in Low-

and Middle-Income Countries. Sowerbutts AM, Knight SR, Lapitan

MCM…..Ghosh D et al. Nutrients (2022) 14, 863.

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14040863

33. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with paediatric

cancer in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries:

a multicentre, international, observational cohort study. Global

Health Research Group on Children’s Non-Communicable Diseases

Collaborative. Bandhopadhyay S, Ghosh D, et al. BMJ Open

2022;12:e054690. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054690

 

34. The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer:

an international prospective cohort study. Simoes JF Covid Surg

And Global Surg Collaboratives, Ghosh D, et al. Colorectal Dis (2022).

https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16117

35. Global guidelines for emergency general surgery: systematic

review and Delphi prioritization process. Glaseby JC, Moore R,

Ademuiywa A, Ghosh D, et al. BJS Open (2022); 6(1): 1-8