Browsing Research articles (Dept of Surgery) by Subject "Botswana"

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  • Designing a contextually appropriate surgical training program in low-resource settings: the Botswana experience 

    Mutabdzic, Dorotea; Alemayehu, Bedada G.; Bakanisi, Balisi; Motsumi, Joseph; Georges, Azzie (Socie´te´ Internationale de Chirurgie, http://www.iss-sic.com/index.php?id=3, 2012-08-01)
    Background The global burden of surgical disease and severe shortage of trained surgeons around the world are now widely recognized. The greatest challenge in improving access to surgical care lies in sub-Saharan Africa, ...

  • Epidemiology of patients presenting to the emergency centre of Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana 

    Chandra, Amit; Mullan, Paul; Ho-Foster, Ari; Langeveldt, Antanoid; Caruso, Ngaire; Motsumi, Joseph; Kestler, Andrew (African Journal of Emergency Medicine, http://www.afjem.org/, 2014)
    Introduction: Emergency medicine is a newly recognized specialty in Botswana and the country launched an emergency medicine residency in January 2011. Data regarding the practice of emergency medicine in Botswana are ...

  • HIV infection: its impact on patients with appendicitis in Botswana 

    Bedada, Alemayehu Ginbo; Hsiao, Marvin; Azzie, Georges (Springer, https://www.springer.com/gp, 2019-06-11)
    Background: To compare the presentation, management, and outcome of HIV-positive patients with appendicitis to those of HIV-negative patients with appendicitis. Summary Background Data: The literature is limited regarding ...