Vol 26 No 1 (2021) | East and Central African Journal of Surgery

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Published: 2021-04-30

Original Research

Long-term mortality after lower extremity amputation: A retrospective study at a second-level government hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

Salah R. Husein, Megan Naidoo, Heather Bougard, Kathryn M. Chu

1-5
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A mixed-methods assessment of surgical capacity in Tanzania’s Lake Zone

Amanda DiMeo, Tenzing Lama, Meaghan Sydlowski, David Barash, Erastus Maina, Gopal Menon, Magdalena Gruendl, Monica Cainer, Ntuli Kapologwe, Sarah Maongezi, Augustino Hellar, Shehnaz Alidina

6-14
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A cross-sectional study assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of first aid in trauma care among professional intercity drivers in the North-West Region of Cameroon

Mokom A. Awa, Sherry M. Wren

15-21
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Validation of the Swahili version of the International Prostate Symptom Score at a private, nonprofit general hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Miten Patel, Masawa Klint, Philip Adebayo, Athar Ali, Jasmit Shah, Ali Akbar Zehri

22-28
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Outcomes of open surgical interventions for pseudoaneurysms: A 5-year retrospective study at 2 referral hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Nebyou Seyoum

29-35
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A retrospective study describing desmoid tumour characteristics and management at a private, nonprofit physical rehabilitation facility in Kampala, Uganda

Miriam Nyeko-Lacek, Andrew Hodges

36-40
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Case Series

A retrospective case series describing the outcomes of 7 early reversals of temporary ileostomies at a teaching hospital in Ndola, Zambia

Seke M.E. Kazuma, Bright Chirengendure, Patrick Musonda, Joseph Musowoya, Felix Chibwe, Mbangu Mumbwe, Muleya Inambao

41-44
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