Effect of delay to surgical intervention on outcomes in paediatric patients with Hirschsprung’s disease at Mercy James Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
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2020-06
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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Abstract
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.