Adaptation and validation of the Children's Surgical Assessment Tool for Rwandan district hospitals.

Sarah NussJean Paul MajyambereEdmond NtagandaCallum ForbesJonathan NkurunzizaCarol MugaboVincent CubakaBethany Hedt-Gauthier

Published in: Global health action (2024)

The adapted CSAT is appropriate for use in district hospitals in Rwanda to evaluate the capacity for paediatric surgery. This study provides a framework for adapting and validating a comprehensive paediatric surgical assessment tool to local contexts in LMICs and used in similar settings in sub-Saharan Africa.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
south africa
emergency department
healthcare
minimally invasive
young adults
coronary artery bypass
clinical evaluation