Open AccessSurgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Mortality Measurement at a Ugandan Secondary Referral Hospital
Author(s) -
Paul G. Firth,
Rhina Mushagara,
Nicholas Musinguzi,
Charles Liu,
Adeline A. Boatin,
Walter Mugabi,
Dorothy Kayaga,
Phionah Naturinda,
Deus Twesigye,
Frank Sanyu,
Godfrey R Mugyenyi,
Joseph Ngonzi,
Stephen Ttendo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005734
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , perioperative , mortality rate , emergency medicine , obstetrics , pediatrics , surgery , family medicine
The health care systems of low-income countries have severely limited capacity to treat surgical diseases and conditions. There is limited information about which hospital mortality outcomes are suitable metrics in these settings.