Bridging the data gap in global health: an electronic surgical outcomes database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

• Main Authors: Gustaf Drevin (Author), Katherine Albutt (Author), Frank Sanyu (Author), Deus Twesigye (Author), Godfrey R Mugyenyi (Author), Joseph Ngonzi (Author), Stephen S Ttendo (Author), Paul G Firth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Annually, an estimated 17 million lives are lost from conditions requiring surgical care and at least 77·2 million disability-adjusted life-years could be averted through provision of basic surgical services. Despite the staggering burden of surgical disease, there are scarce data availa...