Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Masasabi Wekesa

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• Research Article
  Anesthesia Capacity in 22 Low and Middle Income Countries
  Author(s): Daniel Vo, Meena Nathan Cherian, Shannon Bianchi, Luc Noël, Ganbold Lundeg, Asadullah Taqdeer, Bakary Tijan Jargo, Margaret Okello-Nyeko, Athula Kahandaliyanage, Olive Sentumbwe-Mugisa, Andrew Ochroch E, David Okello, Jack Abdoulie, Olayinka O. Ayankogbe, Olaitan Alice Soyannwo, Patrick Hoekman, Paul Bossyn, Rachid Sani, Mary Thompson, Stephen MwinDaniel Vo, Meena Nathan Cherian, Shannon Bianchi, Luc Noël, Ganbold Lundeg, Asadullah Taqdeer, Bakary Tijan Jargo, Margaret Okello-Nyeko, Athula Kahandaliyanage, Olive Sentumbwe-Mugisa, Andrew Ochroch E, David Okello, Jack Abdoulie, Olayinka O. Ayankogbe, Olaitan Alice Soyannwo, Patrick Hoekman, Paul Bossyn, Rachid Sani, Mary Thompson, Stephen Mwin
  
  Objective: A high mortality rate is associated with anesthesia in low and middle income countries. The provision of basic and emergency surgical services in developing countries includes safe anesthetic care. We sought to determine the resources available to deliver anesthesia care in low and middle income countries. Methods: A standard World Health Organization tool was used to collect data from 34 Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) regarding infrastructure and capacity of facilities. We then performed a database query to extract information on anesthesia-related capacity. Findings: Twelve countries were excluded for providing data on less than four facilities, leaving 22 countries in our results, with a total of 590 facilities surveyed. Thirty five percent of hospitals had no access to oxygen and 40% had no anaesthesia machines; despite this, 58.5% of hospitals offered general .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000207

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