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Surgical referrals in Northern Tanzania: a prospective assessment of rates, preventability, reasons and patterns.

Desmond Tanko JumbamGopal MenonTenzing N LamaWilliam Lodge IiSarah MaongeziNtuli A KapologweIsabelle CitronDavid BarashJohn VaralloErin BarringerMonica CainerMpoki UlisubisyaShehnaz AlidinaBoniface Nguhuni
Published in: BMC health services research (2020)
Improving the referral system in Tanzania, in order to improve quality and efficiency of patient care, will require significant investments in human resources and equipment to meet the recommended standards at each level of care. Specifically, improving access to specialists at regional referral and district hospitals is likely to reduce the number of preventable referrals to higher level hospitals, thereby reducing overcrowding at higher-level hospitals and improving the efficiency of the health system.
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