Trauma care and referral patterns in Rwanda: implications for trauma system development | Zendy

Georges Ntakiyiruta | Zendy; Evan G. Wong | Zendy; Mathieu Rousseau | Zendy; Landouald Ruhungande | Zendy; Adam L. Kushner | Zendy; A. Sender Liberman | Zendy; Kosar Khwaja | Zendy; Marc Dakermandji | Zendy; Marnie Goodwin Wilson | Zendy; Tarek Razek | Zendy; Patrick Kyamanywa | Zendy; Dan Deckelbaum | Zendy

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Trauma care and referral patterns in Rwanda: implications for trauma system development

Author(s) -

Georges Ntakiyiruta,

Evan G. Wong,

Mathieu Rousseau,

Landouald Ruhungande,

Adam L. Kushner,

A. Sender Liberman,

Kosar Khwaja,

Marc Dakermandji,

Marnie Goodwin Wilson,

Tarek Razek,

Patrick Kyamanywa,

Dan Deckelbaum

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.008115

Subject(s) - medicine , referral , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , major trauma , general surgery , medical emergency , family medicine , nursing

Trauma remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The development of trauma systems in low-resource settings may be of benefit. The objective of this study was to describe operative procedures performed for trauma at a tertiary care facility in Kigali, Rwanda, and to evaluate geographical variations and referral patterns of trauma care.

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