2020
Burden of emergency pediatric surgical procedures on surgical capacity in Uganda: a new metric for health system performance
Grabski D, Kakembo N, Situma M, Cheung M, Shikanda A, Okello I, Kisa P, Muzira A, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D. Burden of emergency pediatric surgical procedures on surgical capacity in Uganda: a new metric for health system performance. Surgery 2020, 167: 668-674. PMID: 31973913, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBenchmarkingChild, PreschoolDatabases, FactualDigestive System AbnormalitiesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentFemaleHealth ResourcesHernia, InguinalHospital MortalityHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleProspective StudiesQuality Indicators, Health CareSurgical Procedures, OperativeUgandaConceptsMiddle-income countriesSurgical capacitySurgical acuityReferral hospitalElective casesInguinal herniaSurgical diseaseSurgical proceduresCongenital malformationsMulago National Referral HospitalMbarara Regional Referral HospitalPediatric surgical admissionsRatio of emergencyHealth metricsNational Referral HospitalRegional Referral HospitalPediatric surgical patientsPediatric surgical proceduresPediatric surgical capacityElective surgical casesTime of repairHealth system performanceSurgery groupSurgical admissionsDefinitive repair
2019
Epidemiology and mortality of pediatric surgical conditions: insights from a tertiary center in Uganda
Cheung M, Kakembo N, Rizgar N, Grabski D, Ullrich S, Muzira A, Kisa P, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D. Epidemiology and mortality of pediatric surgical conditions: insights from a tertiary center in Uganda. Pediatric Surgery International 2019, 35: 1279-1289. PMID: 31324976, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-019-04520-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality rateTertiary centerCongenital anomaliesHigh-income countriesChild underwent surgeryCongenital anomaly groupsPediatric surgical admissionsPost-operative mortalityTertiary referral hospitalPediatric surgical conditionsPediatric surgical diseasesHigh mortality rateInfant congenital anomaliesSurgical admissionsUnderwent surgeryIntestinal atresiaMiddle-income countriesReferral hospitalCommon diagnosisAnorectal malformationsSurgical conditionsSurgical diseaseHigh burdenAnomaly groupOngoing quality improvement