To the Editor, It has been well-recognized that there is a need to collect and analyze
information regarding indicators to monitor the universal access of the population to safe …

To the Editor, I read with great interest the recent editorial by Dr. Weiser et al. 1 that referred
to an accompanying report describing research on avoidable perioperative mortality in …

Data not only measure change, but also inspire and target it. Without data it is very difficult, if
not impossible, to accelerate and sustain lasting progress. The era of the millennium …

To the Editor, We read with interest the symposium report by Orser et al. on increasing
anesthesia access in rural areas, 1 and agree that this is an important initiative. We wish to …

Surgical care is an integral component of healthcare services in all countries, and its quality
is evaluated through monitoring of national indicators of safe surgical and anaesthesia care …

To the Editor, A lack of access to key medical equipment in low and middle-income countries
(LMIC), often readily available elsewhere, significantly limits the development of safe, high …

Abstract Introduction The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators for monitoring
anesthetic and surgical care allow the identification of access barriers, evaluate the safety of …

100 CANADIANJOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA choosing an “anesthetic benchmark” than
simple demographics of patient age and sex. Finally, whether a greater number of …

BACKGROUND: International standards for safe anesthetic care have been developed by
the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and the World Health …

Access to safe surgical care has been acknowledged as a major global and public health
concern in recent years. In 2010, 16.9 million people died from conditions requiring surgical …