ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2018
Current Challenges of Plastic Surgical Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (Maputo, Mozambique).
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- Audit of Plastic Surgery Activities in West Africa (Ivory Coast): Key Performance Indicators From 568 Consecutive Cases.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Access to specialist plastic surgery in rural vs. Urban areas of Africa.BMC surgery · 2024Review
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- From a Chicken Model to a Patient: Microsurgical Repair of a Brachial Artery in Mozambique.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Its Not about the Destination, Its about the Journey-Plotting 50 Years of Changing Clinical Trends in Plastic Surgery in a Public Sector Teaching Hospital.Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLimited data exist on plastic surgery practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to characterize the spectrum of disease and operative procedures at a teaching hospital in Maputo, Mozambique to help understand the challenges of providing care for the local providers and to provide contextual relevance for training through partnerships.
methodsA mixed-methods approach was utilized to perform an ongoing needs assessment. A retrospective review was performed of plastic surgery operative records, ward admissions records, and death records in a tertiary-care hospital in Maputo, Mozambique for the period January 2015 to December 2015.
resultsLimited resources (equipment, block-time, personnel, and perioperative services) were observed. The most common diagnoses for the 455 patients evaluated were burns (44%) and neoplasms (17%). Congenital abnormalities accounted for only 1% of the patient diagnoses. Of the 408 procedures performed, the majority were skin grafts (43%) and skin excisions (31%). Sepsis from burns accounted for 70% of documented deaths (14/20). The mean number of days to skin grafting for inpatients was 53 days.
conclusionWe observed a large burden of burns and skin graft procedures at a public referral teaching hospital in Mozambique. Our findings provide contextual relevance to help focus public health efforts and improve plastic surgery training and practices.
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