Safety and affordability of an elective Saturday list at Pietersburg Hospital Limpopo South Africa
Background. The backlog of patients waiting for operations continues to be a problem in many public hospitals in South Africa (SA), with elective surgery procedures being postponed for up to 2 years.Objective. To determine the rate of death in hospital or out of hospital within 30 days of an electiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2018-02-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12189/8370 |