Emergency unit capacity in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency medicine (EM) is a growing field in Sub-Saharan Africa. Characterising the current capacity of hospitals to provide emergency care is important in identifying gaps and future directions of growth. This study aimed to characterise the ability of emergency units (EU) to provide emergency care in the Kilimanjaro region in Northern Tanzania.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study conducted at 11 hospitals with emergency care capacity in three districts in the Kilimanjaro region of Northern Tanzania assessed in May 2021. An exhaustive sampling approach was used, whereby all hospitals within the three-district area were surveyed. Hospital representatives were surveyed by two EM physicians using the Hospital Emergency Assessment tool developed by the WHO; d

SUBMITTER: Ardsby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9950971 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature