Clinical procedures and practices used in the perioperative treatment of female genital fistula during a prospective cohort study
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Date
2014
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BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Abstract
Treatment and care for female genital fistula have become increasingly available over the last decade in countries across Africa and South Asia. Before the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and partners published a global fistula training manual in 2011 there was no internationally recognized, standardized training curriculum, including perioperative care. The community of fistula care practitioners and advocates lacks data about the prevalence of various perioperative clinical procedures and practices and their potential programmatic implications are lacking.These findings show a wide range of clinical procedures and practices with different program implications for safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness. The variability indicates the need for further research so as to strengthen the evidence base for fistula treatment in developing countries.
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Female genital fistula, Fistula repair, Clinical practices, Perioperative procedures, Fistula treatment
Citation
Ruminjo, J. K., Frajzyngier, V., Bashir Abdullahi, M., Asiimwe, F., Hamidou Barry, T., Bello, A., ... & Barone, M. A. (2014). Clinical procedures and practices used in the perioperative treatment of female genital fistula during a prospective cohort study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 14(1), 1-13.https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-220