General Thoracic Surgery in Rwanda: An Assessment of Surgical Volume and of Workforce and Material Resource Deficits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Benchmarking operative volume and resources is necessary to understand current efforts addressing thoracic surgical need. Our objective was to examine the impact on thoracic surgery volume and patient access in Rwanda following a comprehensive capacity building program, the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Program, and thoracic simulation training.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted of operating room registries between 2011 and 2016 at three Rwandan referral centers: University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, University Teaching Hospital of Butare, and King Faisal Hospital. A facility-based needs assessment of essential surgical and thoracic resources was performed concurrently using modified World Health Organization forms. Baseline patient character

SUBMITTER: Ramirez AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318006 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature