Surgical outreach program in poor rural Nigerian communities.

CONCLUSION: Surgical pathologies in rural communities are often multiple, wide ranging and of long duration. Such conditions can be successfully managed under local or spinal anaesthesia. Based on the authors' experience, a remarkable reduction in surgical disease burden is feasible in these communities using available, simple but effective options. PMID: 23317309 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/23317309?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rural Remote Health - January 1, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Ojo EO, Okoi E, Umoiyoho AJ, Nnamonu M Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research