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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

Background More than 2 billion people are unable to receive surgical care based on
operating theatre density alone. The vision of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery is …

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

Background Underdeveloped nations suffer from significant deficiencies in surgical and
anesthesia care. Although surgical inequities are a pressing issue internationally, the extent …