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Neurosurg Focus ; 48(3): E4, 2020 03 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32114560

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OBJECTIVE: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents 17% of the world's land, 14% of the population, and 1% of the gross domestic product. Previous reports have indicated that 81/500 African neurosurgeons (16.2%) worked in SSA-i.e., 1 neurosurgeon per 6 million inhabitants. Over the past decades, efforts have been made to improve neurosurgery availability in SSA. In this study, the authors provide an update by means of the polling of neurosurgeons who trained in North Africa and went back to practice in SSA. METHODS: Neurosurgeons who had full training at the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Rabat Training Center (RTC) over the past 16 years were polled with an 18-question survey focused on demographics, practice/case types, and operating room equipment availability. RESULTS: Data collected from all 21 (100%) WFNS RTC graduates showed that all neurosurgeons returned to work to SSA in 12 different countries, 90% working in low-income and 10% in lower-middle-income countries, defined by the World Bank as a Gross National Income per capita of ≤ US$995 and US$996-$3895, respectively. The cumulative population in the geographical areas in which they practice is 267 million, with a total of 102 neurosurgeons reported, resulting in 1 neurosurgeon per 2.62 million inhabitants. Upon return to SSA, WFNS RTC graduates were employed in public/private hospitals (62%), military hospitals (14.3%), academic centers (14.3%), and private practice (9.5%). The majority reported an even split between spine and cranial and between trauma and elective; 71% performed between 50 and more than 100 neurosurgical procedures/year. Equipment available varied across the cohort. A CT scanner was available to 86%, MRI to 38%, surgical microscope to 33%, endoscope to 19.1%, and neuronavigation to 0%. Three (14.3%) neurosurgeons had access to none of the above. CONCLUSIONS: Neurosurgery availability in SSA has significantly improved over the past decade thanks to the dedication of senior African neurosurgeons, organizations, and volunteers who believed in forming the new neurosurgery generation in the same continent where they practice. Challenges include limited resources and the need to continue expanding efforts in local neurosurgery training and continuing medical education. Focus on affordable and low-maintenance technology is needed.


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Custos e Análise de Custo/estatística & dados numéricos , Neurocirurgiões/educação , Neurocirurgia/educação , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos/educação , África Subsaariana , Hospitais/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos
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Health sci. dis ; 18(1): 43-46, 2017. ilus
Artigo em Francês | AIM (África) | ID: biblio-1262767

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Introduction. Le but de notre étude était d'évaluer la prise en charge hospitalière des traumatismes du rachis cervical au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Brazzaville.Méthodologie. Il s'agit d'une étude descriptive, menée de janvier 2014 à décembre 2015, au CHU de Brazzaville. Nous avons inclus tous les patients hospitalisés pour prise en charge d'un traumatisme du rachis cervical en dehors de ceux avec données incomplètes et les patients opérés pour une lésion associée au traumatisme cervical. Les paramètres évalués étaient anthropométriques, cliniques, radiologiques, thérapeutiques et évolutifs. Résultats. Nous avons inclus 41 patients dans notre étude. Leur âge moyen était de 37,04 ± 19 ans et le sex ratio H/F était de 3,55. Les traumatismes du rachis cervical étaient liés à un accident de la voie publique dans 78,04% des cas. À l'examen initial, 31,71% des patients étaient classés A sur l'échelle de l'American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). Le scanner du rachis cervical a été réalisé chez 39 patients (95,12%), et l'IRM chez quatre patients (9,75%). Les luxations au niveau du rachis cervical inférieur étaient les lésions les plus fréquentes. Dix neuf patients (46,34%) ont été opérés. Il s'agissait d'un abord antérieur dans 18 cas. L'évolution a été favorable chez 19 patients (46,34%). Les complications observées étaient les troubles génito-sphinctériens persistants, les escarres profondes et l'infection (pulmonaire ou urinaire). Neuf patients (21,95%) sont décédés. Conclusion. Les traumatismes du rachis cervical sont fréquents et potentiellement graves à Brazzaville. Leur prévention implique un renforcement de la régulation de la circulation routière. Le scanner constitue l'examen essentiel à la prise en charge. Le pronostic dépend essentiellement de la gravité des lésions initiales


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Centros Médicos Acadêmicos , Vértebras Cervicais , Congo , Gerenciamento Clínico , Traumatismos da Coluna Vertebral
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