Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention

Edwin Charles Ernest, Augustino Hellar, John Varallo, Leopold Tibyehabwa, Margaret Mary Bertram, Laura Fitzgerald, Adam Katoto, Stella Mshana, Dorcas Simba, Kelvin Gwitaba, Rohini Boddu, Shehnaz Alidina, Geofrey Giiti, Albert Kihunrwa, Belinda Balandya, David Urassa, Yahya Hussein, Caroline Damien, Brendan Wackenreuter, David Barash, Melissa Morrison, Cheri Reynolds, Alice Christensen, Ahmed Makuwani

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788
Published: 2021-12
Container: BMJ Global Health
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788,
  title = {Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention},
  author = {Edwin Charles Ernest and Augustino Hellar and John Varallo and Leopold Tibyehabwa and Margaret Mary Bertram and Laura Fitzgerald and Adam Katoto and Stella Mshana and Dorcas Simba and Kelvin Gwitaba and Rohini Boddu and Shehnaz Alidina and Geofrey Giiti and Albert Kihunrwa and Belinda Balandya and David Urassa and Yahya Hussein and Caroline Damien and Brendan Wackenreuter and David Barash and Melissa Morrison and Cheri Reynolds and Alice Christensen and Ahmed Makuwani},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {BMJ Global Health},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention
AU  - Edwin Charles Ernest
AU  - Augustino Hellar
AU  - John Varallo
AU  - Leopold Tibyehabwa
AU  - Margaret Mary Bertram
AU  - Laura Fitzgerald
AU  - Adam Katoto
AU  - Stella Mshana
AU  - Dorcas Simba
AU  - Kelvin Gwitaba
AU  - Rohini Boddu
AU  - Shehnaz Alidina
AU  - Geofrey Giiti
AU  - Albert Kihunrwa
AU  - Belinda Balandya
AU  - David Urassa
AU  - Yahya Hussein
AU  - Caroline Damien
AU  - Brendan Wackenreuter
AU  - David Barash
AU  - Melissa Morrison
AU  - Cheri Reynolds
AU  - Alice Christensen
AU  - Ahmed Makuwani
PY  - 2021
JO  - BMJ Global Health
DO  - 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788
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Ernest, E. C., Hellar, A., Varallo, J., Tibyehabwa, L., Bertram, M. M., Fitzgerald, L., Katoto, A., Mshana, S., Simba, D., Gwitaba, K., Boddu, R., Alidina, S., Giiti, G., Kihunrwa, A., Balandya, B., Urassa, D., Hussein, Y., Damien, C., Wackenreuter, B., Barash, D., Morrison, M., Reynolds, C., Christensen, A., & Makuwani, A. (2021). Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention. BMJ Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006788

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