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The Lagos state COVID-19 think-tank, a potential framework for decision-making in a pandemic Era

Ann. afr. med; 23 (3), 2024
Lagos state remains the epicenter of COVID‑19 infection in Nigeria. To facilitate the emergency preparedness and response to COVID‑19, the State Governor and Incident Commander constituted a Think Tank comprising 13 experts from various disciplines committed to the health of the public. The Think T...

Determinants of access to emergency surgery according to resident doctors: A cross-sectional study at a teaching hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria

East Cent Afr J Surg; 29 (1), 2024
Background Morbidity and mortality following emergency surgeries can be reduced with timely access to emergency surgery and five billion people globally, lack access to essential surgery. Data on the determinants of these are still lacking. Objectives We studied resident doctors’ perspectives of the...

Managing gender-based violence patients: implications for the practices and attitudes of emergency medical care providers

Pan Afr. med. j; 49 (), 2024
Introduction: gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most widespread human rights abuses in the world. Although women and girls are often the targets of GBV, men and boys can also suffer from it. Therefore, this study investigated the practices and attitudes of Emergency Medical Care Providers (EMCPs)...

Obstetric HDU: a supply-based alternative for ICU care in a low-income setting: a descriptive study

Background The demand of ICU care for obstetric patients is rising in low-income settings, where there is low ICU-bed capacity. Introduction of obstetric High-dependency unit (HDU) has been described as an effective strategy to bridge this gap in resource-restricted settings. Objective: To describe the...

Healthcare professionals perceptions towards the determinants of effective emergency health care services in public health centres of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Introduction: Emergency healthcare services enable early detection and life-saving interventions for time sensitive acute injuries and illnesses. The aim of this paper was to assess health care professional’s perception towards determinants of effective emergency healthcare services in public health ce...

Facteurs de demande de services de santé préventifs en contexte épidémique (Dengue et COVID 19), Côte d'Ivoire, 2020

Introduction : L’une des missions de l’Institut National d’Hygiène est de prévenir et contrôler les maladies transmissibles et autres urgences de santé publique à travers ses services compétents. En situation de crises sanitaires comme une épidémie, les besoins augmentent et alors les bén...

Les urgences urologiques dans deux hôpitaux universitaires de Douala: une étude rétrospective (2016-2020)

Pan Afr. med. j; 44 (142), 2023
Introduction: les urgences en urologie sont des situations urologiques critiques qui nécessitent une intervention rapide par un professionnel de santé qualifié en urologie. Cette étude a été menée dans le but de ressortir le profil des urgences urologiques reçues dans deux hôpitaux universitaire...

Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital

Introduction: Little information is available regarding the characteristics of patients attending the emergency centre (EC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study aims to provide some epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients admitted to the emergency centre at Beni General Referral Hospi...

Aspects épidémiologiques, diagnostiques et thérapeutiques des traumatismes vertébro-médullaires au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d’Owendo, Gabon
Spinal cord injury at the Owendo teaching hospital, Gabon. Epidemiology, diagnosis and management

Spinal cord injury constitutes a multidisciplinary therapeutic emergency. It occurs usually in a context of polytrauma. The aim of this study was to describe the management of spinal cord injury admitted to the emergency department of a “trauma center”. Methods: This is a prospective observational st...

Traumatismes abdominaux graves aux urgences du «Trauma Center» de Libreville: Aspects épidémiologiques, diagnostiques et évolutifs
Severe abdominal trauma in the emergency room of the Trauma Center Libreville: Epidemiological, diagnostic and evolutionary aspects

Les traumatismes abdominaux représentent environ 15-20 % des lésions observées en traumatologie. L’objectif est de décrire les aspects épidémiologiques, diagnostiques et évolutifs des traumatismes abdominaux graves admis aux urgences du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d’Owendo (CHUO) au Gabon...