Physicians' experiences and perceived challenges working in an emergency setting in Bharatpur, Nepal: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency medical care, including prehospital treatment, forms an important component of any healthcare system. Like most low-middle-income countries, Nepal has an emergency medical system that can be described as underdeveloped. Emergency physicians navigating this system may experience challenges or barriers in their treatment of patients. This study aimed to investigate physicians' perspectives on emergency and prehospital patient management in a low-income country, Nepal, and to understand the challenges and barriers they perceive in emergency treatment including both the prehospital treatment and the immediate in-hospital treatment at the emergency department.

Methods

Using a qualitative study, eight semi-structured interviews with physicians working in a Nep

SUBMITTER: Hansen KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9643944 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature