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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The impact of launching surgery at the district level in niger
World Journal of Surgery, Volume 33, No. 10, Year 2009
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Description
In 2005, the Ministry of Health in association with the Faculty of Medicine of Niamey decided to launch surgery at the district hospital (DH) level as part of the health strategy for the country. Surgical procedures were provided by general practitioners who received 12 months of training in basic surgery. Whereas the initiative was launched nationwide, we chose randomly to study the region of Dosso during a 1-year time period of January 2007 to December 2007 in the three district hospitals as well as the regional hospital of Dosso. During the course of 1 year, 544 patients received operations in the three DHs, of which 37.9% (n = 206) were emergent and 62.1% (n = 338) were elective. The most common emergent interventions were cesarean sections (70%) and uterine ruptures (7.8%). For elective surgeries, hernia repairs comprised 80.8% of the cases. The mortality rate of emergent surgeries was 7.3 and 0% in the cases of elective surgeries. Of note, there was a large reduction in transfers to the regional hospital: 52% compared to 2006 and 82% compared to 2005. In 66.1% of the transfers, the cases consisted of fractures, and in 10.4% of abdominal trauma and critical thoracic emergencies. Further study of this initiative has highlighted other challenges, including that of human resources, equipment maintenance, provision of consumables, and the need for continued training. Results from this governmental initiative to provide surgery in rural district hospitals by general practitioners are promising and encouraging. In the rural district of Dosso, there have been no deaths from elective surgery, and the number of surgical transfers to the regional hospital has drastically diminished. © 2009 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Sani, Rachid
South Africa, Niamey
University of Niamey
Nameoua, Babadi
Niger, Dosso
Regional Hospital of Dosso
Yahaya, Abou
Niger
District Hospital
Hassane, Idé
Niger
District Hospital
Adamou, Roua
Niger
District Hospital
Hsia, Renee Yuen Jan
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Hoekman, Patrick
South Africa, Niamey
University of Niamey
Sako, Amadou
South Africa, Niamey
University of Niamey
Habibou, Abarchi
South Africa, Niamey
University of Niamey
Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00268-009-0160-x
ISSN:
03642313
e-ISSN:
14322323
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Violence And Injury
Study Locations
Niger