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Introduction. One way of assessing the quality of healthcare is to study the satisfaction of patients about the care which is provided by nursing personnel of surgical units. The aim of the study was to assess the healthcare quality provided to patients, and how satisfied they are with focus on the sociodemographic factors that can affect the patients' nursing at the Regional Hospital of Ngaoundere. Patients and methods. This was a cross sectional transversal prospective study that was carried in n the surgery unit of the Regional Hospital of Ngaoundéré from September to December 2015. Our tools were a questionnaire and observational audit. Our study variables were the knowledge and attitudes of patients in relation to aesthesia and surgery, and the level of satisfaction in all its dimensions during the various stages of the perioperative interventions. Results. Within three (03) months, we have got and handled a sample if sixty (60) patients, using a questionnaire that enabled us to record 3.75 for the total amount of satisfaction and 75% for the total rate. The technical competences were the highest proportion with a total rate of 91.8%, 92.6% for the esteem (respect) and 84.4% for the staff characteristics. But supporting was less, with 47.5%. Conclusion. Our results emphasize some factors that should be improved to provide a better nursing quality care plan to patients during surgical operations
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Cameroon , Hospital Planning , Nursing Care , Perioperative Care , Surgical Procedures, Operative/surgeryABSTRACT
Low income countries are disproportionately affected by injuries. Most injury related death and disabilities occur as the result of road traffic accidents. This study aims at analysing the epidemiology and pattern of road traffic related injuries in a semi-urban area in the northern part of Cameroon where no such data existed before.This hospital based retrospective analysis was conducted over a period of five years in a level III institution in the Adamaoua region of Cameroon. The records of all patients received in the emergency department of Ngaoundere hospital after a road traffic related injury were reviewed for epidemiological variables; type of vehicle involved; nature and severity of injuries; modalities of management and outcome. A total of 1257 victims of road traffic injuries could be analyzed. Their ages ranged from 2 to 84 years and males were more affected than females. Almost 60 of victims were motorcycle users. Each patient sustained a mean of 1.3 lesions. The head and lower limbs were the most affected body parts. The most frequent lesions were soft tissue injuries and bone fractures; involving mostly the lower limb. Most injuries were of minor or moderate severity and the admission rate was 28. A total of 79 patients (6.3) were reported dead. Most of them sustained a head injury. The massive presence of motorcycles in the Adamaoua region seems to influence the pattern of road traffic injuries. A more comprehensive system of capturing injury cases needs to be developed in Ngaoundere