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Corell A, Jabang JN, Manneh J, Manneh EK, Tisell M, Brandt C, Majing T, Smedberg C, Förars C, Rebucas S, Goswell P, Ronold T, Landén C, Engström A, Sorto P, Uche E, Wague D, Sakho Y, Sundblom J. Successful adaptation of twinning concept for global neurosurgery collaborations-a validation study. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2024; 166:174. [PMID: 38600222 PMCID: PMC11006720 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06060-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Globally, many regions have an urgent, unmet need of neurosurgical care. A multi-step neurosurgical twinning technique, International Neurosurgical Twinning Modeled for Africa (INTIMA), was proved to be successful during a previous mission to Neurosurgical Unit, Enugu, Nigeria. The Swedish African Neurosurgical Collaboration (SANC) performed a developmental mission together with the local neurosurgical unit in The Gambia, adopting the INTIMA model. METHODS A multidisciplinary team visited for a 2-week collaborative mission at the Neurosurgical Department of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, The Gambia. The mission followed the data of neurosurgical operations during and after the mission as well as about the operations 3 months prior to and after the mission was collected. RESULTS During the mission, a total of 22 operations was carried out, the most common being degenerative spinal conditions (n = 9). In the 3 months following the mission, 43 operations were performed compared to 24 during the 3 months leading up to the mission. The complexity of the performed procedures increased after the mission. An operating microscope (Möller-Wedel) was donated and installed and the neurosurgeons on site underwent training in microneurosurgery. The surgical nurses, nurses at the postoperative ward, and the physiotherapists underwent training. A biomedical engineer serviced multiple appliances and devices improving the patient care on site while training local technicians. CONCLUSION This study validated the use of the INTIMA model previously described in a mission by Swedish African Neurosurgical Collaboration (SANC). The model is sustainable and produces notable results. The core strength of the model is in the multidisciplinary team securing all the aspects and steps of the neurosurgical care. Installation of an operating microscope opened for further microsurgical possibilities, improving the neurosurgical care in The Gambia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alba Corell
- Department of Neurosurgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Blå Stråket 5, 41345, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Neurosurgical Unit, Department of Surgery, EFSTH Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Neurosurgical Unit, Department of Surgery, EFSTH Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Neurosurgical Unit, Department of Surgery, EFSTH Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Blå Stråket 5, 41345, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Neurosurgical Department, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Strategic Planning, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Fann University Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Grand Yoff General Hospital, Dakar, Senegal
| | - Jimmy Sundblom
- Department of Neurosurgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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