Background The magnitude of risk of death related to surgery and anaesthesia is not well
understood. We aimed to assess whether the risk of perioperative and anaesthetic-related …

Objective This study was designed to propose a classification scheme for platforms of
surgical delivery in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to review the literature …

Background There is a need to increase access to surgical treatments in African countries,
but perioperative complications represent a major global health-care burden. There are few …

Introduction The unmet global burden of surgical disease is substantial. Currently, two billion
people do not have access to emergency and essential surgical care. This results in …

Background Surgical site infections (SSI) are a significant cause of post-surgical morbidity
and mortality and can be an indicator of surgical quality. The objectives of this study were to …

Background Charitable organizations may play a significant role in the delivery of surgical
care in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs). However, in order to quantify their …

Background There is a significant burden of disease in low-income countries that can benefit
from surgical intervention. The goal of this survey was to evaluate the current ability of the …

Background Little is known about perioperative mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The
perioperative mortality rate (POMR) and associated factors at a major referral hospital in …

Background Surgeons in high-income countries increasingly are expressing interest in
global surgery and participating in humanitarian missions. Knowledge of the surgical skills …

First, it is essential for us to acknowledge the role of outcomes and our reasons for focusing
on them in our evaluation of accountability in global health. By definition, healthcare …