作者
Enoch O Uche, Wilfred C Mezue, Obinna Ajuzieogu, Christopher C Amah, Ephraim Onyia, Izuchukwu Iloabachie, Mats Ryttlefors, Magnus Tisell
发表日期
2020/5
期刊
Acta Neurochirurgica
卷号
162
页码范围
973-981
出版商
Springer Vienna
简介
Background
The unmet need for neurosurgery in sub-Saharan Africa is staggering. Resolving this requires strategies that synergize salient local resources with tailored foreign help. This study is a trial of a twinning model adopted by the Swedish African Neurosurgical Collaboration (SANC).
Methods
A multi-step neurosurgical twinning technique, International Neurosurgical Twinning Modeled for Africa (INTIMA), developed through a collaboration between African and Swedish neurosurgical teams was adopted for a neurosurgical mission in March 2019. The pioneering steps are evaluated together with data of treated patients prospectively acquired using SPSS Chicago Inc., Version 23. Associations were analyzed using chi-square tests, while inferences were evaluated at 95% level of significance.
Results
The SANC global neurosurgery mission targeted microsurgical brain tumor resection. Fifty-five patients …
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