Changes in the workload composition in a Plastic Surgery Unit over a 12 year period

Kieran, Ingrid; Fitzgerald, Éilís; Murphy, Sarah; O’Shaughnessy, Michael V.

doi:10.1007/s11845-013-0948-4

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“…The total number of patients reviewed in this study is the same as that available in international data [1,7,8]. A study done by Kieran et al showed the ratio of elective to emergency procedures to be 2:1 [13], whereas in our series the emergency operations were almost equal to elective ones. Our data showed a great volume of hand injuries in plastic surgery emergency operations, which is inconsistent with other data from sub-Saharan Africa [8,14] .The most common elective operation performed in our unit was surgery for congenital anomalies, with cleft lip and palate representing the majority, followed by burn surgery.…”

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Review of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in a General Hospital Setting: Experience from a Developing Country

Bakhiet

HabibAlla²,

Assil

et al. 2023

Sudan JMS

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Background: Plastic and reconstructive surgery in developing countries and underserved areas are significantly limited and face changes to start a proper service. This study presents a review of plastic surgery services and experiences in a district hospital located in an underserved area.Methods: This descriptive, retrospective, hospital-based study was conducted to review patients who presented to the plastic and reconstruction departments from January 2014 to January 2015. All patients seen in the outpatient clinic or emergency departments for plastic surgical consultation or management were included in the study.Results: The total of 403 cases fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The emergency surgical operation performed in our unit were distributed in the following descending order; fingertip injury (32%), cut wrist (12.7%), cut extensor tendon (9.9%), gunshot injuries (9.4%), fracture of a small bone of the hand (8.3%), and lower limb trauma. Surgery for congenital deformities constituted the most elective operation done in our unit (31.6 %), followed by tumor surgery (18.7%), burn surgery (17.3%), aesthetic surgery procedure (12.2%), and other miscellaneous cases (12.2%).Conclusion: This report demonstrates the efficacy of secondary hospital setting to accommodate a large volume of patients during the first year of establishment, and further predicting development needs, staff training, and governmental support.

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Review of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in a General Hospital Setting: Experience from a Developing Country

Bakhiet

HabibAlla²,

Assil

et al. 2023

Sudan JMS

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Changes in the workload composition in a Plastic Surgery Unit over a 12 year period

Abstract: Expansion of staff numbers at consultant and non-consultant grades, and increased resources (allocated theatre sessions and outpatient clinics) were pivotal to this change.

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Review of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in a General Hospital Setting: Experience from a Developing Country

Review of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in a General Hospital Setting: Experience from a Developing Country

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