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      Multidisciplinary Development of a Low-Cost Gastroschisis Silo for Use in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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          Gastroschisis silos are often unavailable in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing to high mortality. We describe a collaboration between engineers and surgeons in the United States and Uganda to develop a silo from locally available materials.

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          Journal
          J Surg Res
          The Journal of surgical research
          Elsevier BV
          1095-8673
          0022-4804
          November 2020
          : 255
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
          [2 ] Department of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
          [3 ] Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Duke-Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Partnership, Durham, North Carolina and Kampala, Uganda.
          [4 ] Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke-Makerere University Biomedical Engineering Partnership, Durham, North Carolina and Kampala, Uganda.
          [5 ] Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: Tamara.Fitzgerald@duke.edu.
          Article
          S0022-4804(20)30310-3
          10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.037
          32645490
          bb6b770e-d9f6-4e90-8a4d-cc67c3e677b2
          History

          Neonatal surgery in Africa,Gastroschisis,Global engineering,Global surgery

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