Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak.

Håkon Angell BolkanAlex van DuinenMohammed SamaiDonald Alpha Bash-TaqiIbrahim GassamaBart WaalewijnArne WibeJohan von Schreeb

Published in: BMC health services research (2018)

Both non-Ebola admissions and surgeries were severely reduced during the EVD outbreak. In addition to responding to the EVD outbreak, governmental hospitals were able to maintain certain core health systems functions. Volume of surgery is a promising indicator of hospital functions that should be further explored.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
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surgical site infection
acute care
adverse drug
emergency department
acute coronary syndrome