Introduction Cost-effectiveness analysis can be a powerful policy-making tool. In the two
decades since the first cost-effectiveness analyses in global surgery, the methodology has …

Since surgery was first included in the second edition of Disease Control Priorities (DCP2,
2006), research examining the cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions in low-and middle …

This volume has shown that universal provision of a package of essential surgical services
would avert an estimated 1.5 million deaths per year, or 6–7 percent of all avertable deaths …

Background The perception of surgery as expensive and complex might be a barrier to its
widespread acceptance in global health efforts. We did a systematic review and analysis of …

Background Surgical interventions are being increasingly recognized as cost-effective
global priorities, the utility of which are frequently measured using either quality-adjusted …

Introduction There is a dearth of data on cost-effectiveness of surgical care in resource-poor
countries. Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF) is a nongovernmental …

Because laparoscopic surgery has emerged during a time of medical cost-consciousness,
emphasis has been placed on the economic implications of this emerging field. The cost of …

Background Surgical delivery varies 200-fold across countries. No direct correlation exists,
however, between surgical delivery and health outcomes, making it difficult to pinpoint a …

Background There is increasing interest in provision of essential surgical care as part of
public health policy in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). Relatively simple …

Background: With tighter constraints on health care spending, many recognize the need to
identify and restrict clinical interventions that are not cost-effective. As a result, cost …