Surgical referral coordination from a first-level hospital: a prospective case study from rural Nepal
Fleming M, King C, Rajeev S, Baruwal A, Schwarz D, Schwarz R, Khadka N, Pande S, Khanal S, Acharya B, Benton A, Rogers SO, Panizales M, Gyorki D, McGee H, Shaye D, Maru D. Surgical referral coordination from a first-level hospital: a prospective case study from rural Nepal. BMC Health Services Research 2017, 17: 676. PMID: 28946885, PMCID: PMC5613391, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2624-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth systems frameworkWorld Health Organization health systems frameworkFirst-level hospitalsProspective case studySurgical careSurgical servicesReferral systemGeneral surgical conditionsCare coordination processLocal surgical capacityRural NepalComprehensive surgical careSurgical specialty servicesDistrict hospitalSurgical conditionsSpecialty servicesSurgical capacityReferral processDiagnostic examinationsCoordination programPatientsHospitalReferral coordinationIndirect costsCommon type