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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

Jaja, Promise T; Afolabi, Adefemi O.
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...
Emergencies, Emergency Service, Hospital, General Surgery, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Surgeons, Missed Diagnosis, Delivery of Health Care, Point-of-Care Testing, Cross-Sectional Studies
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The profile and causes of death among medical doctors and dental surgeons in Uganda: 1986 to 2016

Amandua, Jacinto; Masembe, Victoria; Amone, Jackson; Mukasa-Kivunike, Peter; Makanga, Livingstone; Orem, Jackson; Mbona Tumwesigye, Nazarius; Kalungi, Sam; Ariaka, Herbert; Mungherera, Margaret; Nyankori, Fred; Mukunya, David; Ssentongo Katumba, Fred.
African Health Sciences; 22 (3), 2022
Background: The loss of health workers through death is of great importance and interest to the public, media and the medical profession as it has very profound social and professional consequences on the delivery of health services. Objective: To describe the profile, causes and patterns of death among ...
Community Health Workers, Health Profile, Death, Cause of Death, Physician Assistants, Surgeons, Uganda
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