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NCT Number: NCT06358183

Surgical Capacity in Zimbabwean Public Hospitals

This study aimed to understand how ready Zimbabwe's public hospitals are to perform essential surgeries, which are critical for treating a wide range of health issues from emergencies like car accidents to planned procedures such as childbirth by caesarean section. The researchers looked at hospitals across Zimbabwe to see what kind of surgery facilities, equipment, and specialists were available.

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Key information

Conditions

Surgery Anesthesia

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Parirenyatwa Hospital

Harare, Zimbabwe

About this study

Abstract Background: Access to surgical care is an essential component of universal health coverage, but surgical capacity is lacking in many low- and middle-income countries. Surgical capacity in Zimbabwe, a lower-middle income country, is undocumented. The objective of this study was to assess surgical capacity in public hospitals in Zimbabwe.

Methods: A national hospital survey was performed in 2019 using a validated surgical situational analysis tool. the investigators included district, provincial and central hospitals in the public sector across all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe. Data was collected from key informants using an online survey. information gathered included an inventory of infrastructural components required to perform essential surgical services, a survey of healthcare workers involved in surgical care (the Surgical Anaesthetic and Obstetric workforce); a submission of the number of surgical procedures including bellwether procedures performed over the course of the last year and also surgical sundries and consumables required to perform surgical services.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hospitals were considered eligible if there was any major or minor surgical activity occurring in the facility

Exclusion criteria

  • hospitals dedicated to a non-surgical pursuit
  • private hospitals

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

no intervention used

Primary outcomes

  1. Bellwether procedures

    Time frame: in 1 calendar year

    number of bellwether procedures performed in each hospital

  2. Procedures

    Time frame: in 1 calendar year

    number of other procedures performed in each hospital

  3. SAO density

    Time frame: in 1 calendar year

    Number of surgical anesthetic and obstetric practitioners per 100 000 population

  4. Infrastructure

    Time frame: in 1 calendar year

    Availability of basic and specific infrastructure in each hospital

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Parirenyatwa Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comprehensive Analysis of Emergency and Essential Surgical Capacity in Zimbabwean Public Hospitals: A National Cross-sectional Survey

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Apr 10, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 10, 2024

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