Effect of in‐hospital delays on surgical mortality for emergency general surgery conditions at a tertiary hospital in Malawi

BACKGROUND: In sub‐Saharan Africa, surgical access is limited by an inadequate surgical workforce, lack of infrastructure and decreased care‐seeking by patients. Delays in treatment can result from delayed presentation (pre‐hospital), delays in transfer (intrafacility) or after arrival at the treati...

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Autores principales: Maine, R. G., Kajombo, C., Purcell, L., Gallaher, J. R., Reid, T. D., Charles, A. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6551403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31183453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50152

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6551403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31183453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50152

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