Vol 25 No 4 (2020) | East and Central African Journal of Surgery

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Published: 2020-12-31

Perspective

Examining the barriers and challenges impeding scientific research in COSECSA member countries

Ahmed Kiswezi Kazigo, Jennifer Rickard
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Original Research

A cross-sectional survey investigating self-reported usage of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist among surgical team members at a tertiary hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi

Vanessa J. Msosa, Wakisa Mulwafu, Adam Johnson, Laura Purcell
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Helicobacter pylori infection prevalence and associated factors among adults presenting with spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation: A cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Alick Bwanga, Edford Sinkala, Patrick Kaonga, Seith Kalota, Raymond M. Musowoya, Bwana F.K. Odimba
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Awareness of breast disease among female undergraduate students in Kampala, Uganda: A descriptive, cross-sectional study

X. Francis Okedi, Herman Lule, David Wachaya, Patrick Kyamanywa
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Factors associated with intracranial subdural haematoma formation following spinal anaesthesia among 22 patients managed at 5 hospitals over 2 years in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A prospective, descriptive study

Hagos Biluts Mersha, Mersha Abebe Weldemariam, Abat Sahlu Saleh
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Abdominal surgical site infection incidence, risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibility at a university teaching hospital in western Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Samuel B. Ariho, Herman Lule, Ezera Agwu, Abdullah Shaban
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A case–control study comparing breast cancer risk factors and clinicopathologic features among pregnant versus nonpregnant women at a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, North West Nigeria

Omobolaji O. Ayandipo, Oludolapo O. Afuwape, Adedoyin B. Ojo
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A cross-sectional survey evaluating skin antisepsis practices after primary wound closure performed at tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

Afieharo I. Michael, Ikechukwu B. Ulasi, Omobolaji O. Ayandipo
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Case Report

A case of papillary thyroid cancer with cutaneous involvement: Management implications

Ronald Kintu-Luwaga, Chitta R. Sarangi, Gyan Chand
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Review Article

Development of hospital-based trauma registries in Africa: A systematic review

Linda Chokotho, Wakisa Mulwafu, Gerard O'Reilly
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L&L (Lessons and Lectures in Surgery and Research)

Management of postburn hand scar contractures

Cindy Bouvet, Nicolas Balagué, Ali Modarressi, Jean-Yves Beaulieu
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