Surgical care in district hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a general overview of the reported current surgical capacity and delivery in order to advance current knowledge and suggest targets for further development and research within the region of sub-Saharan Africa.

Design

Scoping review.

Setting

District hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa.

Data sources

PubMed and Ovid EMBASE from January 2000 to December 2019.

Study selection

Studies were included if they contained information about types of surgical procedures performed, number of operations per year, types of anaesthesia delivered, cadres of surgical/anaesthesia providers and/or patients' outcomes.

Results

The 52 articles included in analysis provided information about 16 countries. District hospitals were a group of diverse institu

SUBMITTER: Bentounsi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7996654 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature