Surgical interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis in Mumbai, India: surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges
Article describes surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges of providing surgery for PTB in Mumbai, India
Abstract
Used a descriptive study of routinely collected data of surgical interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) from 2010 to 2014 in 2 Mumbai hospitals - 1 public and 1 private.
This article concludes that in Mumbai important data on surgery for PTB was surprisingly limited in both the private and public sectors. Eligibility for surgery was established late, culture and DST were not systematically offered, the interval between admission and surgery was long and TB outcomes were not known. Systematic data collection would allow for proper evaluation of surgery as adjunctive therapy for all forms of TB under programmatic conditions.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
S. Shirodkar, L. Anande, A. Dalal, C. Desai, G. Corrêa, M. Das, C. Laxmeshwar, H. Mansoor,D. Remartinez, M. Trelles, P. Isaakidis (2016) Surgical interventions for pulmonary tuberculosis in Mumbai, India: Surgical outcomes and programmatic challenges, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Health Solutions for the Poor, Vol 6 No 3, Published 21 September 2016
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