Summary Background The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) surgical
indicators have given the surgical community metrics for objectively characterizing the …

Background Safe, timely and accessible global essential surgery and anaesthesia, once
neglected in global health, is now an integral part of universal health coverage with the …

Background Surgical, anaesthetic, and obstetric (SAO) health-care system strengthening is
needed to address the emergency and essential surgical care that approximately 5 billion …

ABSTRACT Introduction: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery seeks to improve
surgical care outcomes and equity for the world population through 6 indicators outlined in …

Background Billions of people worldwide are without access to safe, affordable, and timely
surgical care. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) conducted a qualitative …

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 …

Background Long travel times to reach essential surgical care in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest
state, can delay lifesaving procedures and contribute to adverse outcomes. Geographical …

Global surgical care is gaining ground on the public health platform. Throughout 2015–16,
the World Bank is publishing the long-anticipated third edition of its Disease Control …

Background Two-hour and 30 min travel times to a hospital capable of performing
emergency general surgery and cesarean section are benchmarks for timely surgical …

Introduction: Building on past frameworks, our aim was to systematically analyze the
healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index for surgically treatable conditions, its progress …