Surgical service monitoring and quality control systems at district hospitals in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia: a mixed-methods study.
Morgane ClarkeChiara PittalisEric BorgsteinLeon BijlmakersMweene CheeloMartilord IfeanyichiGerald MwapasaAdinan JumaHenk BroekhuizenGrace DruryChris LavyJohn KachimbaNyengo MkandawireKondo ChilongaRuairí BrughaJakub GajewskiPublished in: BMJ quality & safety (2021)
Surgical monitoring and quality control systems were not standard among sampled DHs. Improvements are needed in standardisation of quality measures used; and in ensuring data completeness, analysis and utilisation for improving patient outcomes.