METHODS: Protocol and registration This review was prospectively registered in the
Prospero International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (2018 ID …

Background Surgical care is essential to health systems but remains a challenge for low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). Current metrics to assess access and delivery of surgical …

Background There is increasing evidence that lack of facilities, equipment, and expertise in
district hospitals across many low-and middle-income countries constitutes a major barrier to …

METHODS This comprehensive review to conceptualize the current state of surgical
disparities research was conducted in 4 major steps; its study protocol is registered with …

Health care disparities (differential access, care, and outcomes owing to factors such as
race/ethnicity) are widely established. Compared with other groups, African American …

Importance Surgical care is widely unavailable in developing countries; advocates
recommend that countries evaluate and report on access to surgical care to improve …

Objective: The aim of this study was to define trends in the geographic distribution of surgical
services in the United States to assess possible geographic barriers and disparities in …

Inadequate access to surgical services results in increased morbidity and mortality from a
spectrum of conditions in Pakistan. We employed a modification of Andersen's model of …

Background Since long travel times to reach health facilities are associated with worse
outcomes, geographic accessibility is one of the six core global surgery indicators; this …

Background More than 2 billion people are unable to receive surgical care based on
operating theatre density alone. The vision of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery is …