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001			CUHAS/MD/4001272/T/14
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028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384
028			_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386
028			_b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz
028			_bWebsite: www.bugando.ac.tz
040			_cDLC
041			_aEnglish
041			_aKiswahili
100			_aNsoba, Onesmo. Teophil _dCUHAS/MD/4001272/T/14 _921097 _eUdergraduate Ethical Clearance Certificate No. 1117/2019
245			_a Prevalence, Etiology and Surgical Complications of Intestinal Obstruction at Bugando Medical Centre between 2015-2018.
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : _c©26.07.2019
300			_aviii; 24 Pages
300			_aIncludes References and Appendices
520			_aAbstract: 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.
600			_xSurgery
700			_a Giiti, Geoffrey _921098
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