Ikechukwu Nwafor, MD(Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery)

About Ikechukwu Nwafor, MD(Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery)

Ikechukwu Nwafor, MD(Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery), With an exceptional h-index of 10 and a recent h-index of 8 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Nigeria, specializes in the field of General Surgery, Cardiothoracic /Vascular surgery.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Arrow shot injury to the oro facial regions: Report of two cases

Management of diaphragmatic eventration in a low-income setting: A case report

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

Scourge of Peripheral Artery Disease in a Low-Income-Setting: The Role of Vascular Surgery

Establishing Sustainable Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Complications of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity: Systematic Review and Metanalysis

Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis during Cardiac Surgery in a Developing Country: What are the Determinant Factors

Ikechukwu Nwafor, MD(Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery) Information

University

Position

Senior Lecturer Department of Surgery College of Medicine

Citations(all)

813

Citations(since 2020)

746

Cited By

166

hIndex(all)

10

hIndex(since 2020)

8

i10Index(all)

13

i10Index(since 2020)

8

Email

University Profile Page

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Ikechukwu Nwafor, MD(Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery) Skills & Research Interests

General Surgery

Cardiothoracic /Vascular surgery

Top articles of Ikechukwu Nwafor, MD(Professor of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery)

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Arrow shot injury to the oro facial regions: Report of two cases

Ibom Medical Journal

SH Lawal

MW Rasheed

AA Adekunle

NA Idowu

2023/9/1

Management of diaphragmatic eventration in a low-income setting: A case report

Ibom Medical Journal

IA Nwafor

N Agagwuncha

B Ufio

JC Eze

2023/9/1

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

2023/7

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

The Lancet

James C Glasbey

Tom EF Abbott

Adesoji Ademuyiwa

Adewale Adisa

Ehab AlAmeer

...

2022/11/5

Scourge of Peripheral Artery Disease in a Low-Income-Setting: The Role of Vascular Surgery

Ibom Medical Journal

IA Nwafor

US Onoh

IO Nsude

2022/5/1

Establishing Sustainable Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Ikechukwu Andrew Nwafor

Josephat Maduabuchi Chinawa

John Chukwuemeka Eze

Fidelis Anayo Onyekwulu

2022/2/25

Complications of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity: Systematic Review and Metanalysis

IA Nwafor

2022

Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis during Cardiac Surgery in a Developing Country: What are the Determinant Factors

J Surg

IA Nwafor

US Onoh

MN Nwafor

2022

Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis in a low-income-setting: Challenges and Outcome of Surgery

Ibom Medical Journal

IA Nwafor

MN Nwafor

AC Eze

2022/1/1

SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.

Anaesthesia

Collaborative COVIDSurg

Collaborative GlobalSurg

2022

Management of ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the right common carotid artery in a resource-limited setting (Case report)

IA Nwafor

CC Onwura

CC Obi

BA Akanni

I Gold

...

2021/11/30

The Profile of Diaphragmatic Hernias in three tertiary hospitals in South-East Nigeria: A 13-Year Review.

Ikechukwu A Nwafor

John C Eze

Achike S Ezeanwu

Anthony C Eze

Uchenna S Onoh

2021/1/1

Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease in Nigeria: A 6-Year Experience

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Ikechukwu A Nwafor

John C Eze

Maureen N Nwafor

2021/11/1

Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study

Anaesthesia

COVIDSurg Collaborative

GlobalSurg Collaborative

Dmitri Nepogodiev

Joana FF Simoes

Elizabeth Li

...

2021/11

Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Pregnancy in a Low‑Income Country during COVID‑19 Pandemic

Nigerian Journal of Medicine

Bolaji Abdulazeez Akanni

Ikponmwosa Gold

Ikechukwu Andrew Nwafor

John C Eze

2021/7/1

The Role of Early Amniotomy and The Risk of Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus

Orient Journal of Medicine

Uchenna A Umeh

Chuka C Agunwa

Ijeoma J Ilo

2021/3/24

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study

Anaesthesia

H Gacaferi

GlobalSurg Collaborative

COVIDSurg Collaborative

2021/3/9

Post-operative fever (POF) after cardiac surgery in a low-and middle-income-country: 7-year institutional experience

Cardiology in the Young

Ikechukwu A Nwafor

John C Eze

2021/3

The Status of Congenital Heart Defects in Nigeria and Challenges of Surgical Treatment: 6 Year Review

J Vasc Med Surg

I Nwafor

JC Eze

K Osemobor

2021

Surgical ‘Safari’vs. Educational Program: Experience with International Cardiac Surgery Missions in Nigeria

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Ikechukwu Andrew Nwafor

Aerra Vickram

Kennedy O Osenmobor

2020/12/9

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