Improving quality of surgical and anaesthesia care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of hospital-based quality improvement interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To systematically review existing literature on hospital-based quality improvement studies in sub-Saharan Africa that aim to improve surgical and anaesthesia care, capturing clinical, process and implementation outcomes in order to evaluate the impact of the intervention and implementation learning.

Design

We conducted a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis.

Setting

Literature on hospital-based quality improvement studies in sub-Saharan Africa reviewed until 31 December 2021.

Participants

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, CINAHL, Web of Science databases and grey literature were searched.

Intervention

We extracted data on intervention characteristics and how the intervention was delivered and evaluated.

Primary and secondary o

SUBMITTER: Brima N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557325 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature