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
2018
From procedure to poverty: out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditure for pediatric surgery in Uganda
Yap A, Cheung M, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Muzira A, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D. From procedure to poverty: out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditure for pediatric surgery in Uganda. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 232: 484-491. PMID: 30463761, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stayCatastrophic health care expenditurePediatric populationPatient's familyIndirect costsMedian indirect costMedian OOP costsPediatric surgical wardDirect costsDirect medical costsPediatric surgical servicesMedian direct costPediatric surgical proceduresDirect nonmedical costsHealth care expendituresPercent of respondentsPostoperative patientsSurgical wardsMulago HospitalSurgical deliveryPercent of familiesSurgical proceduresPediatric surgeryNonmedical costsSurgical services