Bridging the data gap in global health: an electronic surgical outcomes database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

Background: Annually, an estimated 17 million lives are lost from conditions requiring surgical care and at least 77·2 million disability-adjusted life-years could be averted through provision of basic surgical services. Despite the staggering burden of surgical disease, there are scarce data availa...

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Main Authors: Gustaf Drevin, Katherine Albutt, Frank Sanyu, Deus Twesigye, Godfrey R Mugyenyi, Joseph Ngonzi, Stephen S Ttendo, Paul G Firth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301748