Summary The World Bank will publish the nine volumes of Disease Control Priorities, 3rd
edition, in 2015–16. Volume 1—Essential Surgery—identifies 44 surgical procedures as …

The global cervical cancer burden falls disproportionately upon women in low and middle-
income countries. Insufficient infrastructure, lack of access to preventive HPV vaccines …

BACKGROUND: Safe anesthesia and surgical care are not available when needed for 5
billion of the world's 7 billion people. There are major deficiencies in the specialist surgical …

A woman who experiences pain during caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia is at
risk of adverse psychological sequelae. Litigation arising from pain during caesarean …

An insufficient surgical workforce is a major barrier to safe surgical care for billions of people
worldwide. 1 Although a critical shortage of a spectrum of surgical providers has been …

Introduction Recent reports indicate that COVID-19 pandemic has significant influence on
medical professionals' mental health. Strict limitations in clinical practice and social …

'Global surgery'is the term adopted to describe a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field
aiming to provide improved and equitable surgical care across international health systems …

Background The risk factors contributing to maternal mortality from anaesthesia in low-
income and middle-income countries and the burden of the problem have not been …

Telesurgery, or remote surgery, is widely known as a master-slave technology. It has
achieved a milestone in surgical technology and intervention, providing widespread …

Background: The burden of surgical infections in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
remains poorly defined compared with high-income countries. Although there are common …