BACKGROUND: Safe anesthesia and surgical care are not available when needed for 5
billion of the world's 7 billion people. There are major deficiencies in the specialist surgical …

Background The burden of disease, disability, and mortality that could be averted by surgery
is growing. However, few low and middle income countries (LMICs) have the infrastructure …

Introduction The global surgery workforce is in crisis in many low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). The shortage of surgery, obstetrics, and anesthesia providers is an …

Background Concerns have long existed about potential shortages in the anesthesiologist
workforce. In addition, many changes have occurred in the economy, demographics, and the …

Detailed contemporary knowledge of the characteristics of the surgical population, national
anaesthetic workload, anaesthetic techniques and behaviours are essential to monitor …

BACKGROUND: The United Nations 2015 Millennium Development Goals targeted a 75%
reduction in maternal mortality. However, in spite of this goal, the number of maternal deaths …

Background With increasing demand for surgery, pressure on healthcare providers to
reduce costs, and a predicted shortfall in the number of medically qualified anaesthetists it is …

BACKGROUND: Many surgical interventions worldwide are performed in developing
countries. To improve survival of acutely and critically ill patients in these countries, basic …

Progress in achieving “universal access to safe, affordable surgery, and anesthesia care
when needed” is dependent on consensus not only about the key messages but also on …

Background Details of current UK anaesthetic practice are unknown and were needed for
interpretation of reports of accidental awareness during general anaesthesia (GA) within the …