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Navigating the Challenges in Setting Up a Sustainable Open-Heart Surgery Unit in a Resource-Constrained Environment in Northern Nigeria: Model and Strategies.

Ikechukwuka Ifeanyichukwu AliokeFrancis Luke IdokoOlugbenga Olusola AbiodunOgechi Chinagosi Daisy MadukaEmmanuel Ozoemena UgwuTina AnyaSalau Ibrahim LayiOc Nzewi
Published in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2024)
In resource-constrained government-run hospitals, a functional, safe cardiac surgery unit can be set up by implementing well-planned strategies to mitigate encountered peculiar challenges. Furthermore, with properly harnessed foreign missions, a prior-trained local team of personnel can achieve independence and become a self-sustaining cardiac surgery unit within the shortest possible time.
Keyphrases
  • cardiac surgery
  • minimally invasive
  • acute kidney injury
  • quality improvement
  • heart failure
  • coronary artery bypass
  • palliative care
  • coronary artery disease
  • surgical site infection