Department of Surgery: Recent submissions
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Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Neurosurg Focus, 2018)OBJECTIVE Causes, clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) in low- and middle-income countries are not well characterized in the literature. Knowledge regarding these factors would ... -
Building a Global Surgery Initiative through Evaluation, Collaboration, and Training: The Massachusetts General Hospital Experience
(GLOBAL HEALTHINITIATIVES, 2015)The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Surgery established the Global Surgery Initiative (GSI) in 2013 to transform volunteer and mission-based global surgery efforts into an educational experience in ... -
An attitude survey and assessment of the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of a traumatic brain injury decision support tool in Uganda
(World Neurosurgery, 2020)Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) prognostic models are potential solutions to severe human and technical shortages. Although numerous TBI prognostic models have been developed, none are widely used in clinical ... -
Aetiology and Treatment Outcome of Non-traumatic Small Bowel Perforations at Mbarara Hospital in South-Western Uganda
(COSECSA/ASEA Publication, 2012)Non-traumatic small bowel perforation (SBP) is the most common form of gastrointestinal perforation in sub-Saharan Africa. Although SBP is a surgical emergency associated with complications, information regarding its ... -
Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Africa: A Continent-Wide Review of Intervention Practices, Barriers to Care, and Adjuvant Therapy
(Journal of Global Oncology, 2017)Breast cancer has emerged as a leading cancer among women in Africa, necessitating improved understanding of its management across the continent. Although previous studies have described regional trends in therapy, this ... -
Incidence and Etiology of Surgical Site Infections among Emergency Postoperative Patients in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Surgery research and practice, 2017-01-12)Background: This prospective hospital based study was conducted to determine the incidence, risk factors, and causative agents of surgical site infection their susceptibility to among 114 emergency postoperative patients ... -
Health and sustainable development; strengthening peri-operative care in low income countries to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes
(Reproductive health, 2018)Background: Uganda is far from meeting the sustainable development goals on maternal and neonatal mortality with a maternal mortality ratio of 383/100,000 live births, and 33% of the women gave birth by 18 years. The ... -
Derivation and validation of a chief complaint shortlist for unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda
(BMJ Open, 2018-05-22)Objectives: Derive and validate a shortlist of chief complaints to describe unscheduled acute and emergency care in Uganda. Setting a single, private, not-for profit hospital in rural, southwestern Uganda. Participants ... -
Wilms tumour among children attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: Clinico-pathological characteristics and outcome at the end of treatment
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2019-04-30)Background: Wilms tumour (WT) is the commonest malignant renal tumour in children and most common solid tumour in Africa. In Sub-Sa¬haran Africa it is the commonest intra-abdominal tumour. WT is the commonest abdominal ... -
The Role of Conventional Myelography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spine Diseases in Low-Income Communities: a Prospective Study
(World neurosurgery, 2017)ACCEPTED MANUS Introduction: Chronic back pain is a common problem and imaging is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment. In low-resource settings conventional myelography is a cheap alternative to MRI and CT. ... -
Ileosigmoid Knotting in Pregnancy: A case Report Seen in Uganda.
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2013)Ileo-sigmoid knotting (ISK) refers to the intertwining of the ileum and the sigmoid colon. The incidence of ISK is not known but generally occurs in areas with high incidence of sigmoid volvulus such as Africa, Asia, ... -
Chronic Osteomyelitis among Children Attending Orthopedic Services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: Prevalence, Etiological Agents and Their Drug Susceptibility Patterns
(Microbiology Research Journal International, 2019-09-03)Background: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, causative agents and their drug susceptibility patterns of chronic osteomyelitis children among 766 children attending orthopedic services at ... -
Carriage and Antibiogram of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus among Admitted Patients of a Surgical Ward in A Tertiary Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Research square, 2021)Background: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common nosocomial infections affecting post-surgery patients. Antimicrobial resistance prolongs the duration of hospitalization. We sought ... -
Validation of an Electronic Surgical Outcomes Database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(World journal of surgery, 2018)Background: Accurate, complete and sustainable methods of tracking patients and outcomes in low-resource settings are imperative as we launch efforts to improve surgical care globally. The Surgical services QUality Assessment ... -
Antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic aerobic bacteria causing surgical site infections in Mbarara regional referral hospital, Southwestern Uganda
(Scientific reports, 2019-11-21)Surgical site infections (SSI) remain a common postoperative complication despite use of prophylactic antibiotics and other preventive measures, mainly due to increasing antimicrobial resistance. Here, we present antimicrobial ... -
Out-of-pocket payment for surgery in Uganda: The rate of impoverishing and catastrophic expenditure at a government hospital
(PLOS ONE, 2017)Background and objectives It is Ugandan governmental policy that all surgical care delivered at government hospitals inUganda is to be provided to patients free of charge. In practice, however, frequent stockouts and ... -
Outcome Measurement at a Ugandan Referral Hospital: Validation of the Mbarara Surgical Services Quality Assurance Database
(World journal of surgery, 2020)Background Five billion people lack access to surgery. Accurate and complete data have been identified as essential to the global scale-up of perioperative care. This study retrospectively validates the Mbarara Surgical ... -
Adenomatous Hyperplasia of the Gallbladder in the Setting of Mirizzi Syndrome, Mimicking Adenocarcinoma of the Gallbladder
(International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021-09-21)Background: Adenomatous hyperplasia (AH) is an uncommon benign lesion of the gallbladder (GB), predominantly seen in men. AH is commonly confused with malignant GB neoplasms in the setting of chronic cholecystitis and ... -
Abdominal Injury at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 2008)Background: Trauma poses a major public health challenge in Africa. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence, patterns and predisposing factors of abdominal injury in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). Methods: ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda
(Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2020)BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) expedites return to patient baseline and functional status by reducing surgical trauma, stress, and organ dysfunction. Despite the potential benefits of enhanced recovery ...