Recommendations for renovating an operating theater at an emergency obstetric care facility

被引：9

作者：

Abreu, E ^{[1
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Potter, D

机构：

[1] Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Heilbrunn Ctr Populat & Family Hlth, Averting Maternal Death & Disabil Program, New York, NY 10027 USA

[2] Architectural Projects Off Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS | 2001年 / 75卷 / 03期

关键词：

emergency obstetric care; operating theater; building materials for operating theaters; organization of operating theaters;

D O I：

10.1016/S0020-7292(01)00527-6

中图分类号：

R71 [妇产科学];

学科分类号：

100211 ;

摘要：

The importance of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) in reducing maternal mortality has focused attention on both the skills of the clinicians to provide high quality care and on the health facilities in which the care is provided. Essential elements of EmOC include the capacity to perform cesarean sections for which an operating theater is needed. This article focuses on renovation of existing operating theaters to meet the necessary standards. While building, adding to, or renovating operating theaters can be expensive, this article emphasizes appropriate materials that are likely to be locally available and relatively inexpensive. The importance of proper maintenance is discussed. (C) 2001 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. All rights reserved.

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页码：287 / 294

页数：8