Early physical and functional rehabilitation of trauma patients in the Medecins Sans Frontieres trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan: luxury or necessity?
M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res provided specialised trauma care in Kunduz Trauma Centre (KTC) in Afghanistan
Abstract
This is a descriptive cohort study which includies all patients admitted in the KTC inpatient department (IPD) between January and June 2015. The adapted functional score was collected at four points in time: admission and discharge from both IPD and outpatient department (OPD).
The study concludes that the provision of physiotherapy was feasible in this humanitarian setting, and the tailored functional score appeared to be relevant.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
B茅rang猫re Gohya, Engy Alib, Rafael Van den Berghb, Erin Schillbergb, Masood Nasimc,Muhammad Mahmood Naimid, Sophia Cher茅stale, Pauline Falipoua, Eric Weertsa, Peter Skeltona,Catherine Van Overloopf, Miguel Trellesg Early physical and functional rehabilitation of trauma patients in the M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res trauma centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan: luxury or necessity? International Health 2016; 8: 381鈥�389 doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihw039
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