Surgical Disease Burden, Outcomes, and Roles of Non-Physician Clinicians in Ugandan Emergency Departments
Emergency surgical patients are common in Ugandan emergency units, where emergent surgical procedures are commonly performed by non-physician clinicians. Strengthening system capacity for emergency surgical patients should also consider emergency unit resources.
Authors
- Ronald Mbiine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2403-1656)
- Pearl Ugwu‐Dike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-6930)
- Brian Rice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-1831)
- Thomas L. Sims (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4051-114X)
- Stacey Chamberlain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-2129)
Institutions
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.24989
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign