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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Anesthesia capacity in 22 low and middle income countries
Journal of Anesthesia and Clinical Research, Volume 3, No. 4, Year 2012
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Objective: A high mortality rate is associated with anesthesia in low and middle income countries. The provision of basic and emergency surgical services in developing countries includes safe anesthetic care. We sought to determine the resources available to deliver anesthesia care in low and middle income countries. Methods: A standard World Health Organization tool was used to collect data from 34 Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) regarding infrastructure and capacity of facilities. We then performed a database query to extract information on anesthesia-related capacity. Findings: Twelve countries were excluded for providing data on less than four facilities, leaving 22 countries in our results, with a total of 590 facilities surveyed. Thirty five percent of hospitals had no access to oxygen and 40% had no anaesthesia machines; despite this, 58.5% of hospitals offered general inhalational anesthesia. All facilities reported presence of an anaesthesia provider: a nurse or clinical assistant was present in all 590 facilities. Hospitals with > 200 beds reported a range of 2-10 providers; the average number of anesthesia physicians increased from one to four as the hospital size increased from less than to greater than 300 beds. The majority of facilities were district/rural/community hospitals (34.7%), followed by health centres (23.2%), private/NGO/missions hospitals (16.6%), provincial hospitals (11.7%), and general hospitals (13.1%). Conclusion: The delivery of anesthesia is limited by deficiencies in human resources, equipment availability and system capacity in many low and middle income countries. © 2012 Daniel Vo, et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Vo, Daniel
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Cherian, Meena Nathan
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Bianchi, Shannon
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Noël, Luc
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Lundeg, Ganbold
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Taqdeer, Asadullah
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Jargo, Bakary
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Okello-Nyeko, Margaret
Uganda, Kampala
Mulago Hospital
Kahandaliyanage, Athula
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Sentumbwe-Mugisa, Olive
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Andrew Ochroch, E.
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Okello, David O.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Abdoulie, Jack
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Ayankogbe, Olayinka Olufunmi
Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos
Soyannwo, Olaitan Alice
Nigeria, Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Hoekman, Patrick
Unknown Affiliation
Bossyn, Paul
Unknown Affiliation
Sani, Rachid
Nigeria, Niamey
Université Abdou Moumouni
Thompson, Mary
Unknown Affiliation
Mwinga, Stephen B.
Unknown Affiliation
Prasad, Shyam
India, Chennai
Martin Luther Christian University
Wekesa, Masasabi
Kenya, Nairobi
Ministry of Medical Services
Toliva, Opar Bernard
Uganda, Kampala
Uganda Ministry of Health
Kibatala, Pascience L.
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Dar es Salaam
McCunn, Maureen
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Statistics
Citations: 54
Authors: 25
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000207
e-ISSN:
21556148
Research Areas
Health System And Policy