Surgical care and trauma patients capacity in Piura, Peru - Cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low and medium income countries face challenges in access and delivery of surgical care, resulting in a high number of deaths and disabled individuals.

Objective

To estimate the capacity to provide surgical and trauma care in public hospitals in the Piura region, Perú, a middle income country.

Methods

A survey was administered in public hospitals in the Peruvian region of Piura, which combined the Spanish versions of the PIPES and INTACT surveys, and the WHO situational analysis tool. The extent of the event was assessed based in the absolute differences between the medians of the scores estimated, and the Mann-Whitney bilateral tests, according to the geographical location and the level of hospital complexity.

Results

Seven public hospitals that p

SUBMITTER: Garcia RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10615123 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature