Anaesthesia workforce distribution, practices and essential resources in Sierra Leone: a nationwide, cross-sectional, facility-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess anaesthesia capacity and practice in Sierra Leone by enumerating the anaesthesia workforce by volume, training level and distribution across urban and rural areas and facility ownership; estimating the prevalence of anaesthesia methods used for common surgical procedures by provider category; and evaluating hospital infrastructure and the availability of essential anaesthesia-related medications and equipment.

Design

A nationwide, cross-sectional, facility-based study combining structured questionnaires administered through face-to-face interviews with facility leads and retrospective review of surgical and anaesthesia logbooks.

Setting

Public and private hospitals and clinics in Sierra Leone providing surgical care with general, regional or local

SUBMITTER: Ovreas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12918664 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature