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    Effect of delay to surgical intervention on outcomes in paediatric patients with Hirschsprung’s disease at Mercy James Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 2020-06) Amos, Nelson; Mhembere, Shingirai; Sichinga, Mwabi
    This is a mixed method study with the quantitative part employing a retrospective cohort study design. The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of delay from surgical admission to surgical intervention focusing on the period between colostomy creation and definitive surgical management on outcomes and complications for patients with Hirschsprung’s disease at Mercy James, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. For the quantitative section of study, secondary data collected from the records will be used. For the qualitative section, primary data which will be collected by the researchers will be used. Data is to be collected from the paediatric and surgery departments at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. For the quantitative section, simple random sampling will be used to select the participants while no sampling technique will be employed for the qualitative section. The results of this study will be used to synthesize possible solutions and may set the foundation for initiating feasible interventions for the affected patients. The research findings will be disseminated orally at the dissemination seminar which will be held at The College of Medicine. The results of the study will be sent to the College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC), the University Research and Publication Committee, the Health Sciences Research Committee, the College of Medicine Library and the course coordinator.