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| Title |
Emergency medicine in Zanzibar: the effect of system changes in the emergency department
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| Published in |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12245-015-0072-5 |
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| Authors |
Oyvind Thomassen, Clifford Mann, Juma Salum Mbwana, Guttorm Brattebo |
| Abstract |
Mnazi Mmoja Hospital is a tertiary hospital in Zanzibar serving a population of 1.2 million. The emergency department was overcrowded and understaffed and the hospital management initiated a quality improvement project. The aim of this article is to describe the approach, methods and main results of this quality improvement process. The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method was used in a five-circle process. In addition, a consensus-based approach was performed to identify areas of improvement. Over a period of 6 months, regular staff meetings were implemented, a registration system was developed and implemented, the numbers of patients with simple problems were reduced, a simple triage tool was developed and implemented and an emergency room was established. Change and improvement in health care are achievable despite limited financial resources if a comprehensive, robust and simple system is used. Involvement of all stakeholders from the start, identification and use of change agents, regular feedback and a focus on human resources rather than equipment have been key factors for the success of this project. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 50% |
| South Africa | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 12% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 13 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 14% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 7% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 2% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 14% |
| Unknown | 15 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 31 July 2015.
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