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Surgical volume and postoperative mortality rate at a referral hospital in Western Uganda: Measuring the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators in low-resource settings
(Surgery, 2017)
Background. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery recommends that every country report its surgical volume and postoperative mortality rate. Little is known, however, about the numbers of operations performed and the ...
Out-of-pocket payment for surgery in uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2017-10-31)
Background and objectives
It is Ugandan governmental policy that all surgical care delivered at government hospitals in Uganda is to be provided to patients free of charge. In practice,however, frequent stock outs and ...
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 ...
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 ...