Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Morbidity and Mortality following Traditional Uvulectomy among Children Presenting to the Muhimbili National Hospital Emergency Department in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Background. Traditional uvulectomy is performed as a cultural ritual or purported medical remedy. We describe the associated emergency department (ED) presentations and outcomes. Methods. This was a subgroup analysis of a retrospective review of all pediatric visits to our ED in 2012. Trained abstra...

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Main Authors: H. R. Sawe, J. A. Mfinanga, F. H. Ringo, V. Mwafongo, T. A. Reynolds, M. S. Runyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/108247
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