TY - JOUR
A1 - Adejumo, Adeyinka
A1 - Adeosun, Oluseyi
A1 - Omoregie, Paul
A1 - Alayande, Barnabas
T1 - Improvisation of surgical equipment in the surgical services of a developing country
Y1 - 2016/7/1
JF - Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research
JO - Niger J Surg Res
SP - 48
EP - 52
VL - 17
IS - 2
UR - http://www.njsrjournal.org/article.asp?issn=1595-1103;year=2016;volume=17;issue=2;spage=48;epage=52;aulast=Adejumo
DO - 10.4103/1595-1103.194217
N2 - Background: The perennial scarcity of surgical equipment in Nigeria has given room for improvisation of such items using locally available materials.
Aim: This publication aims to appraise the ingenious methods employed by surgeons to overcome their challenges in clinical practice.
Methods: An in-depth research into relevant literature about the functionality of various surgical devices was carried out using selected texts and relevant articles.
Results: Many surgeons have come up with various techniques to make do with local resources in overcoming the limitations imposed by scarcity of certain equipment/device.
Conclusion: Surgical practitioners in resource-limited regions have been able to surmount the challenges of scarcity of required items using different methods and materials from the local environment.
ER -