TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nsoba, Onesmo. Teophil 
AU  -   Giiti, Geoffrey
TI  -   Prevalence, Etiology and Surgical Complications of Intestinal Obstruction at Bugando Medical Centre between 2015-2018
PY  - 0000///©26.072019///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] :  
KW  -  
N2  - Abstract: 

Background: In Africa, acute intestinal obstruction accounts for a great proportion of surgical emergencies, morbidity and mortality. Tanzania is one the countries where intestinal obstruction is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. 

Aims: To determine prevalence, causes and management outcome of intestinal obstruction in Bugando medical centre in Tanzania. And provide complete description of acute intestinal obstruction in BMC. 

Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients admitted in our unit with a diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction between the years 2016 and 2018 at BMC. A hospital based cross-sectional study design was used. Data covering the past three years will be collected from hospital medical records of sampled patients. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. 

Significance: This study will provide information to the local and central government and policy makers that will be useful for improvement of services from the local communities’ level.

ER  -