Uganda'da Fıtık Cerrahisi: Yeryüzü Doktorları Deneyimi

Postoperative minor complications were met in 10 (8.70%) patients, and no postoperative mortality took place at the end of all operations.Discussion and Conclusion: DWW Turkey Surgical Team conclude that, as an efficacious modality of treatment, surgery should be considered as one of the most important priorities when conducting humanitarian health aid programs.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Our aim was to evaluate, and report the experiences of the volunteer surgical team of Doctors Worldwide (DWW) Turkey during their medical activites in Uganda.Materials and Methods: A surgical camp was organized by DWW Turkey between 3-8 February 2015 in the Butambala and Kampala districts of Uganda.

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Key Findings & Data:Outcomes obtained as results of all surgical practices, including the demographic data of the patients, the types of anaesthesiological, and surgical procedures performed were recorded, and analyzed.Results: Surgical interventions were carried out under either general, spinal, or local anesthesia in a total of 115 patients with the diagnosis of inguinal hernia in 80 (69.57%), umbilical hernia in 15 (13.04%), and epigastric hernia in 9 (7.82%) cases.

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Conclusion & Impact:Postoperative minor complications were met in 10 (8.70%) patients, and no postoperative mortality took place at the end of all operations.Discussion and Conclusion: DWW Turkey Surgical Team conclude that, as an efficacious modality of treatment, surgery should be considered as one of the most important priorities when conducting humanitarian health aid programs.

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Aim: Our aim was to evaluate, and report the experiences of the volunteer surgical team of Doctors Worldwide (DWW) Turkey during their medical activites in Uganda.Materials and Methods: A surgical camp was organized by DWW Turkey between 3-8 February 2015 in the Butambala and Kampala districts of Uganda. The surgical camp, in addition to other surgeries, was intended to conduct herniorrhaphies for all forms of abdominal wall hernias. Outcomes obtained as results of all surgical practices, including the demographic data of the patients, the types of anaesthesiological, and surgical procedures performed were recorded, and analyzed.Results: Surgical interventions were carried out under either general, spinal, or local anesthesia in a total of 115 patients with the diagnosis of inguinal hernia in 80 (69.57%), umbilical hernia in 15 (13.04%), and epigastric hernia in 9 (7.82%) cases. Additionally, operations were performed for hydrocele in 11 (9.57%) cases. Postoperative minor complications were met in 10 (8.70%) patients, and no postoperative mortality took place at the end of all operations.Discussion and Conclusion: DWW Turkey Surgical Team conclude that, as an efficacious modality of treatment, surgery should be considered as one of the most important priorities when conducting humanitarian health aid programs.

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Amaç: Yeryüzü Doktorları Türkiye'nin gönüllü cerrahi ekibinin Uganda'daki faaliyetleri ile ilgili deneyimlerini değerlendirerek bildirmeyi amaçladık.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Yeryüzü Doktorları Türkiye tarafından 3-8 Şubat 2015 tarihleri arasında Uganda'nın Butambala ve Kampala bölgelerinde cerrahi kamp düzenlendi. Bu kampın amacı, diğer cerrahilere ek olarak, tüm karın duvarı fıtık tipleri için fıtık tamirlerinin gerçekleştirilmesiydi. Hastaların demografik verileri ile uygulanan anestezi ve cerrahi prosedürlerin tipleri kayıt edilerek incelendi.Bulgular: Toplam 115 cerrahi hastasında operasyonlar genel, spinal ya da lokal anestezi ile yapıldı. Bunlardan 80'i (%69,57) kasık fıtığı, 15'i (%13,04) göbek fıtığı ve 9'u (%7,82) epigastrik fıtık tanısı almıştı. Ek olarak hidrosel tanısı ile 11 (%9,57) olgu ameliyat edildi. On (%8,70) hastada postoperatif minör komplikasyonlar gözlenirken, ameliyatların sonunda postoperatif mortalite gelişmedi.Tartışma ve Sonuç: Yeryüzü Doktorları; etkin bir tedavi modalitesi olarak cerrahinin, insani sağlık yardımı programlarının düzenlenmesi sırasındaki planlamalarda en önemli önceliklerden birini oluşturması gerektiği kanısındadırlar.

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EREN, T., LEBLEBİCİ, M., ALİMOGLU, O., KİNİK, K., BURCU, B., SHAMAİLEH, T., CİGERLİ, O., TUZUNER, S., ANKARALİ, S., OZSOY, M. S. (2022). Uganda'da Fıtık Cerrahisi: Yeryüzü Doktorları Deneyimi. Anadolu Kliniği Tıp Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 1, 48–53. https://ajindex.com/articles/437795

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