Evaluation of a surgical supervision model in three African countries—protocol for a prospective mixed-methods controlled pilot trial

Evaluation of a surgical supervision model in three African countries—protocol for a prospective mixed-methods controlled pilot trial

Abstract Background District-level hospitals (DLHs) can play an important role in the delivery of essential surgical services for rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa if adequately prepared and supported. This article describes the protocol for the evaluation of the Scaling up Safe Surgery for Di...

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Main Authors: Chiara Pittalis, Ruairi Brugha, Gloria Crispino, Leon Bijlmakers, Gerald Mwapasa, Chris Lavy, Grace Le, Mweene Cheelo, John Kachimba, Eric Borgstein, Nyengo Mkandawire, Adinan Juma, Paul Marealle, Kondo Chilonga, Jakub Gajewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Surgery
Non-physician clinicians
Surgical training
Supervision
Evaluation
Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-019-0409-6

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