- 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 SARSāCovā2 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