178
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Description of surgical and anaesthetic services provided at two district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal in relation to the surgical norms and standards outlined in the Service Package for District Hospitals

, MBBS (Punjab), FCFP(SA) & , MBChB (UCT), DCH, MFamMed (Medunsa)
Pages 182-188 | Received 11 Jan 2010, Accepted 12 May 2010, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

References

  • Department of Health, A district hospital service package for South Africa—a set of norms and standards. Pretoria: South African Department of Health; 2002.
  • Taylor M. Prescribed minimum benefits—quagmire or foundation for social health reform. S Afr Med J 2007; 97(6): 446–50.
  • Ozgediz D, Riviello R. The “other” neglected diseases in global public health: surgical conditions in sub-saharan Africa. PLoS Med 2008 June; 5(6): 850–4.
  • Luboga S, Macfarlane SB, Von Schreeb J, et al. Increasing access to surgical services in sub-saharan Africa: priorities for national and international agencies recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group. PLoS Med. 2009 December 6(12): 1–5.
  • Reid SJ. The procedural skills of rural hospital doctors. S Afr Med J 1999; 89(7): 769–73.
  • Nordberg E, Mwobobia I, Muniu E. Major and minor surgery output at district level in Kenya: a review and issues in need of further research. Afr J Health Sci. 2002; 9: 17–25.
  • Bickler SW, Telfer ML, Sanno-Duanda B. Need for paediatric surgery care in an urban area of The Gambia. Trop Doct. 2003 Apr; 33(2): 91–4.
  • Lopez AD, Mathers CD, Ezzati M, Jamison DT, Murray CJL. Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data. Lancet 2006; 367: 1747–57.
  • Galukande M, von Schreeb J, Wladis A, et al. Essential surgery at the district hospital: a retrospective descriptive analysis in three African countries. PLoS Med. 2010; 7(3): e1000243.
  • The South African Medical and Dental Policy on Assistance at Operations. South African Theatre Sister 2009; 34(4): 8–13.
  • Auvert B, Taljaard D, Lagarde E, Sobngwi-Tambekou J, Sitta R, Puren A. Randomized, controlled intervention trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: the ANRS 1265 Trial. PloS Med 2005; 2(11): 1112–22.
  • USAID. The potential cost and impact of expanding male circumcision in South Africa. Washington DC; 2009.
  • Moya F, Smith BE. Spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 1998; 36(4): 53–60.
  • Moodley J. Saving mothers: 1999–2001. S Afr Med J 2003; 93(5): 364–6.