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Personal Information


Name:	Dr. Kefas John Bwala
Email	kefbwala@atbu.edu.ng
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Married

Employment Information

Category	Academic
Rank	Reader
Faculty	Clinical Sciences
Department	Surgery
Position	-
Specialization	Paediatric surgery

Research Information

ORCID ID	0000000252454026
Total Google Scholar Citations	1232
h-index	11
i10-index	12
Patents with Certificates	-

List of Publications

S/No.	Title
1	Access to and quality of elective care: a prospective cohort study using hernia surgery as a tracer condition in 83 countries.
Notes	2024 May 23. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00214-6
2	Traumatic Brain Injury Deaths in Bauchi, Nigeria: A Single Center One- year Experience
Notes	2024, 5:1, 41-45. DOI: 10.58624/SVOANE.2024.05.0125
3	Experience with colostomy and colostomy reversal in children in Bauchi
Notes	2024 Jan-Mar;23(1):25-28. doi: 10.4103/aam.aam_95_23. PMID: 38358167; PMCID: PMC10922171.
4	25. Burns Care, Epidemiology and Aetiology in Newly Established Burns Unit
Notes	3.1 (2024): 21-27. DOI: 10.56831/PSSRP-03-080
5	26. Near Hand Amputation: A Report of Four Cases
Notes	3.1 (2024): 13-20. DOI: 10.56831/PSSRP-03-079 ISSN: 2836-0028
6	Knowledge of Hepatitis B Vaccine and Vaccination Status of Theatre Personnel at ATBUTH, Bauchi.
Notes	2024 Feb 29;41(2):191-196. PMID: 38583065.
7	24. A Prospective Epidemiological Survey of Paediatric Trauma in Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study
Notes	2024 Jan 1;21(1):6-11. doi: 10.4103/ajps.ajps_80_22. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 38259013; PMCID: PMC10903722.
8	19. Global Health Research Group on Children’s Non-Communicable Diseases Collaborative. Twelve-month observational study of children with cancer in 41 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notes	2022 Oct;7(10):e008797. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008797. PMID: 36261229.
9	Pattern, presentation, and management of intussusception at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria.
Notes	2022;3(7):1. doi:10.25259/ANMRP_9_2022
10	16. Global Health Research Group on Children’s Non-Communicable Diseases Collaborative. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with paediatric cancer in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, observational
Notes	2022 Apr 11;12(4):e054690. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054690. PMID: 35410925; PMCID: PMC9021459.
11	15. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
Notes	2022 Jan;77(1):28-39. doi: 10.1111/anae.15563. Epub 2021 Aug 24. PMID: 34428858; PMCID: PMC8652887.
12	12. Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
Notes	2021 Nov;76(11):1454-1464. doi: 10.1111/anae.15560. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34371522.
13	11. ASOS-2 Investigators. Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial.
Notes	2021 Oct;9(10):e1391-e1401. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00291-6. Epub 2021 Aug 19. PMID: 34418380; PMCID: PMC8440223.
14	13. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study.
Notes	2021 Sep 27;108(9):1056-1063. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab101. PMID: 33761533;
15	14. COVIDSurg Collaborative; GlobalSurg Collaborative. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study.
Notes	2021 Jun;76(6):748-758. doi: 10.1111/anae.15458. Epub 2021 Mar 9. PMID: 33690889; PMCID: PMC82
16	Penetrating abdominal injuries in children: a study of 33 cases
Notes	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.XPS.0000516205.41923.be print ISSN: 1687-4137
17	Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections in Childhood.
Notes	Arch Pediatr: JPED-106. DOI:10.29011/2575-825X. 100006
18	Wilms’ Tumour: An 18-year treatment outcome and challenges faced in managing this tumour in developing countries.
Notes	East African Medical Journal Vol. 94 No. 10. October 2017
19	Factors affecting interest in cardiothoracic surgery among junior surgical residents in Nigeria
Notes	Cardiovasc J Afr. 2017 Sep-Oct; 28(5): 293–297.
20	A Rare Pathological Triad Unmasked By Typhoid Enteritis: Report of A Case Of Acute Appendicitis, Appendiceal Schistosomiasis And Villous Adenoma of The Appendix
Notes	Bo Med J 2015; 12(2): 117 - 121
21	Carcinoma of the colon in children with metastases to the duodenum: Report of two cases and management reflections
Notes	J Ped Surg Case Reports 2 (2014) 133e140 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2014.02.012
22	Exstrophy anomalies: preliminary review of 18 cases in Maiduguri, North-Eastern Nigeria.
Notes	Ann Afr Med. 2013 Oct-Dec;12(4):212-6. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.122688. PMID: 24309409.
23	Knowledge of Hepatitis B Vaccine among Operating Room Personnel in Nigeria and Their Vaccination Status.
Notes	Hepat Res Treat. 2011;2011:157089. doi: 10.1155/2011/157089. Epub 2011 Oct 19. PMID: 22028961; PMCID: PMC3199087.
24	Update on Paediatric Urolithiasis in North-Eastern Nigeria.
Notes	Nigerian Medical Journal 52(2):p 71-73, Apr–Jun 2011.
25	Choledochal Cyst: A Report of 3 Cases and a Review of its Treatment and Outcome
Notes	Surgery Curr Res 7: 289. doi: 10.4172/2161-1076.100028
26	17. Burden and Outcome of Neonatal Surgical Conditions in Nigeria: A Countrywide Multicenter Cohort Study.
Notes	2022, 11, 3.
27	20. Congenital urinary incontinence in a 4-year old girl due to isolated epispadias: A case report and literature review.
Notes	2022;4(2):01-03. DOI: 10.22271/27080056.2022.v4.i2a.49
28	21. Treatment outcome of appendicitis in Azare
Notes	doi:10.25259/CJHS_39_2022
29	22. Cranioplasty: Perspectives from Bauchi, North-East Nigeria". PriMera Scientific Surgical Research and Practice
Notes	2.5 (2023):25-30. ISSN: 2836-0028
30	23. Management Outcome of Typhoid Intestinal Perforation in Children in Bauchi North Eastern Nigeria.
Notes	12 (11), pp.2646-2648.
31	Improving healthcare professionals’ knowledge and skills on early management of invasive fungal infections in Nigeria: needs assessment and strategic planning
32	30. Typhoid Fever Presenting with Ileal Perforation and Gastric Perforation
Notes	2024 Jan 31;41(1):92-96. PMID: 38412528.
33	S. Adamu; S. Yusuf; K J Bwala.; J Iliya; A. S. Faruk; S. Olajide; IM Guduf; S Management Outcomes of Hydrocephalus among Under Five Children in a Tertiary Hospital in Gombe North Eastern Nigeria.
Notes	ISSN - 2456-2165 , PP :-1514-1517.https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10784146
34	32. Pathomechanisms, Pathophysiology and Biomechanics of Degenerative Spine Disease: A Review of Literature.
Notes	4(03), 484–489. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i03-21
35	Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-Paeds): a 14-day prospective observational cohort study.
Notes	2024 Mar 22. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00103-X
36	Relationship Between Some Cardiovascular Risk Factors (Hypertension and Diabetes) and Hearing Loss: A Review and Critical Appraisal.
Notes	4(06), 1221–1225. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i06-36
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