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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...

Epidemiology and surgical outcomes of primary brain tumours managed at a Tertiary Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania

Introduction: The epidemiology and outcome of brain tumours varies globally. We aimed to analyze the epidemiology and postsurgical outcomes of intracranial tumours in our setting. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study. Data were obtained from patient clinical records between 2019 and 2020. Sub-gr...

COVID-19 et pathologies chirurgicales en chirurgie générale du CHU-Gabriel Touré de Bamako

Mali méd. (En ligne); 38 (1), 2023
Introduction : La forme digestive pure de la COVID-19 est possible et initialement considérée comme rare. L’objectif était d’étudier la COVID-19 en milieu chirurgical. Matériels et méthodes: L’étude était descriptive prospective de Mars 2020 à Aout 2021 (18 mois). Tous les patients qui ont...

Effet de la prémédication par des corticoïdes systémiques sur la chirurgie endonasale de la polypose naso sinusienne

To investigate whether a preoperative orally administered steroids might reduce bleeding during nasal polyposis (NP) surgery and improve visualization of the surgical field. Methods: A prospective randomized study including adults (> 18 years old) with primary NP and who had indication for endoscopic end...

Apport de l’imagerie dans les brèches ostéoméningées de l’étage antérieur de la base du crâne

Décrire les caractéristiques radiologiques de la brèche ostéo-méningée (BOM) de l’étage antérieur de la base du crâne. Méthodes: Etude rétrospective, descriptive, monocentrique, colligeant les patients hospitalisés pour prise en charge d’une brèche ostéoméningée (BOM) et explorés par...

Influence des facteurs épidémio-cliniques dans le résultat fonctionnel de la septoplastie: étude de 250 cas

to describe the epidemiological and clinical aspects, to evaluate the surgical result and to identify the prognostic factors for the success of septoplasty. Methods: It was a retrospective study including 250 patients operated on for a septoplasty collected over a 6-yearperiod. The evaluation of our resu...

Chirurgie des accidents vasculaires cérébraux hémorragiques au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona, Antananarivo, Madagascar
Surgery of intracerebral haemorrhage at the Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona teaching hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar

L’accident vasculaire cérébral hémorragique (AVCH) est une interruption de la circulation sanguine par la rupture d’une artère cérébrale qui va provoquer une perte soudaine d’une ou plusieurs fonctions cérébrales. L’objectif de notre étude était de déterminer l’aspect épidemio-clini...

Prevalence of preoperative anxiety and its contributing factors in adult patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery at an academic hospital in South Africa: a pilot study

Preoperative anxiety potentially results in perioperative anaesthetic complications. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of preoperative anxiety in adult patients scheduled to undergo elective orthopaedic surgery at an academic hospital in South Africa and identify contributory factors. Methods:...

Hospital-acquired infections in patients with surgical infections at a tertiary hospital in Kigali, Rwanda: A prospective observational study

East Cent Afr J Surg.; 28 (4), 2023
Introduction Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) account for a substantial burden on healthcare systems, with surgical site infections being the most common. Limited data exist on HAIs in low-resource settings, particularly device-associated HAIs. This study aimed to characterize the incidence and diffe...

A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of clinical and radiological outcomes following pediatric ureteric reimplantation at a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

East Cent Afr J Surg.; 28 (4), 2023
Background: Open ureteric reimplantation is considered to be the gold standard treatment for numerous anomalies involving vesico-ureteric junction. The study was conducted to determine the outcome of ureteric reimplantation surgeries in terms of clinical and radiologic improvement. Methods: A retrospecti...