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Improving surgical safety checklist utilisation at 23 public health facilities in Ethiopia: a collaborative quality improvement project
A quality improvement project at 23 public health facilities in Ethiopia combined training, monthly mentorship and shared learning, and raised use of the WHO surgical safety checklist to over 90% within a year.
BMJ Open Quality · November 2023
Mentoring approaches in a safe surgery program in Tanzania: Lessons learned during COVID-19 and recommendations for the future
Draws lessons from mentoring in the Safe Surgery 2020 programme in Tanzania's Lake Zone during COVID-19. In-person mentoring suited complex surgical skills, while virtual mentoring worked well for quality improvement and data use.
Surgery Open Science · July 2023
Routine Sterile Glove and Instrument Change at the Time of Abdominal Wound Closure to Prevent Surgical Site Infection
Discussion of the evidence for changing gloves and instruments before abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection, with a focus on implementation in low- and middle-income settings.
EBRS, CAGS, the Global Surgery Foundation and UNITAR · April 2023