Development of an acute care surgery service in Rwanda

Background Acute care surgery (ACS) encompasses trauma, critical care, and emergency general surgery. Due to high volumes of emergency surgery, an ACS service was developed at a referral hospital in Rwanda. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of ACS and understand the impact of an...

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Main Authors: Egide Abahuje, Isaie Sibomana, Elisee Rwagahirima, Christian Urimubabo, Robert Munyaneza, Jennifer Rickard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Online Access:https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000332.full