Lubna Samad

Lubna Samad replied to "Techniques for circumcision in boys" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

This is a very useful discussion. Arguably, circumcision is the commonest surgical procedure worldwide, but it continues to be an unsafe intervention - I have personally seen several children with post circumcision complications, including mortality secondary to severe bleeding. In a predominantly Muslim country like Pakistan, where practically every male ...

Lubna Samad replied to "Moving Beyond Doctors" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

I think there is no question that task shifting is a must, the challenge remains that it most be done in such a way that care provision is increased without compromising on patient safety. One of the key issues in task shifting is to provide a solid back up to ...

Lubna Samad replied to "Panel Discussion: Building sustainable partnerships to strengthen surgical and anesthesia capacity in resource-poor settings." in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

Hi, I am a paediatric surgeon working in Karachi, Pakistan. This has been a very thought-provoking discussion so far – I’d like to add my two bits to it. Development and progress in health care in general, and surgical care in particular, cannot be dealt with in isolation. For instance, ...

Lubna Samad replied to "Epidemiology of post-op infections in the developing world" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

Likewise - I have spoken to our infection control team here and we have not come across anything along these lines. Will keep looking and get back if I find something.

Lubna Samad replied to "Haiti" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

I agree entirely - the transition from management of acute problems to capacity building to meet long term health needs has to be thought through. Given the dearth of health professionals on the ground, might there be a role for shorter training programs to enable basic health needs to be ...