Background The large burden of injuries falls disproportionately on low/middle-income
countries (LMICs). Health system interventions improve outcomes in high-income countries …

Patient safety is an activity to mitigate preventable patient harm that may occur during the
delivery of medical care. The European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA)/European Union of …

Background Indicators to evaluate progress towards timely access to safe surgical,
anaesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) care were proposed in 2015 by the Lancet Commission on …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist has
fostered safe practice for 10 years, yet its place in emergency surgery has not been …

Background Preoperative risk prediction is important for guiding clinical decision-making
and resource allocation. Clinicians frequently rely solely on their own clinical judgement for …

Critical care is underprioritized. A global call to action is needed to increase equitable
access to care and the quality of care provided to critically ill patients. Current challenges to …

Summary The first Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery was published
in 2015 and serves as a landmark paper in the field of cancer surgery. The Commission …

Abstract Background Clean Cut is an adaptive, multimodal programme to identify
improvement opportunities and safety changes in surgery by enhancing outcomes …

Abstract Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist improves surgical outcomes, but
evidence and theoretical frameworks for successful implementation in low-income countries …

Background Safe anaesthesia and surgery are a public health imperative. There are few
data describing outcomes for children undergoing anaesthesia and surgery in Africa. We …