Use of surgical task shifting to scale up essential surgical services: a feasibility analysis at facility level in Uganda.

CONCLUSION: Whereas surgical task shifting was viewed as a short-term measure alongside efforts to train and retain adequate numbers of surgical specialists, efforts to upscale its use were widely encouraged.
PMID: 23915241 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - August 11, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Galukande M, Kaggwa S, Sekimpi P, Kakaire O, Katamba A, Munabi I, Runumi FM, Mills E, Hagopian A, Blair G, Barnhart S, Luboga S Tags: BMC Health Serv Res Source Type: research