International Journal of Preventive Medicine and Care(IJPMC)

Dore bafano primary hospital, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Pattern and Management Outcome of Acute Abdomen and Review of the Role of Task Shifting-Task Sharing in Leku General Hospital, Sidama, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Asfaw Kibret*, Chernet Lema, Tesfahun Assefa, Natnael Gebeyehu and Behailu Tafese
  
  Background: Acute abdomen is one of the surgical emergency of abdominal disease presented with sudden onset abdominal pain and often needs urgent surgical interventions. Its pattern varies worldwide. In low income countries like Ethiopia the surgical workforce is still unmet but strategies like the integrated emergency surgery program was one of the successful task shifting and task sharing strategy which saved the life of many which need emergency surgical intervention. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the pattern, outcome of management of non traumatic acute abdomens and the role of task shifting in leku general hospital, Sidama, Ethiopia. Methods: This was a three years retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at Leku general hospital in sidama region southern part of Ethiopia. The study popul.. Read More»
  

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