Global surgery is an emerging field of study and practice, aiming to respond to the
worldwide unmet need for surgical care. As a relatively new concept, it is not clear that there …

Background Many potentially treatable non-congenital and non-traumatic surgical
conditions can occur during the first 8000 days of life and an estimated 85% of children in …

Background A key strategy to building surgical capacity in low income countries involves
training care providers, particularly in the interventions highlighted by the Lancet …

Introduction Children's surgical access in low and low-middle income countries is severely
limited. Investigations detailing met and unmet surgical access are necessary to inform …

Background Gastroschisis causes near complete mortality in low-income countries (LICs).
This study seeks to understand the impact of bedside bowel reduction and silo placement …

Abstract Purpose The Pediatric Emergency Surgery Course (PESC) trains rural Ugandan
providers to recognize and manage critical pediatric surgical conditions. 45 providers took …

Background The global surgery movement aims to provide equitable surgical care in low‐
and middle‐income countries (LMICs) and attempts to address a wide range of issues …

Introduction Approximately 170 pediatric surgeons are needed for the 24 million children in
Uganda. There are only seven. Consequently, general surgeons manage many pediatric …

Abstract Background Surgical management of Hirschsprung disease (HD) in low-and middle-
income countries is typically a staged procedure, necessitating multiple hospitalizations and …

Purpose: To address the need for a pediatric surgical checklist for adult providers.
Background: Pediatric surgery is unique due to the specific needs and many tasks that are …