TY - BOOK ED - WHO. TI - Surgical care at the district hospital SN - 9789241545755 PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - WHO N1 - Includes index N2 - Many patients who present to district level hospitals require surgical treatment for trauma, obstetric, abdominal and orthopedic emergencies. often surgery cannot be safely postponed to allow their transfer to a secondary or tertiary level hospital, but many district hospitals in developing countries have no specialist surgical teams and are staffed by medical, nursing and paramedical personnel who perform a wide range of surgical procedures, often with inadequate training. ER -