RESEARCH
Insufficient human resources restrict delivery of equitable surgical and anaesthesia care. Research is needed to strengthen all aspects of Global Surgery. Global Surgery research encompasses more than just clinical aspects and training; it also includes cost-effectiveness studies, anthropological research, opinion peaces, ...
Several key figures...
11% of the global burden of disease consists of conditions that can be treated surgically
From 1 death resulting from an accident, 8 people will be permanently disabled without surgical care
Surgery accounts for 65% of cancer treatment for cure or control
1 person out of 50 undergoes emergency life-saving laparotomy
In 2010, there were 16.9 million deaths due to lack of surgical care...
... which is 4 times more than the number of deaths from tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria combined!!
1 in 133 anesthesia procedures is fatal in low- and middle-income countries - LMICs
Less than 50% of healthcare facilities in LMICs consistently have access to oxygen
90% of hospitals in LMICs lack equipment to safely provide anesthesia care for children
80% of surgical, anesthesia, and obstetric procedures are performed by inadequately qualified professionals
12% of surgeons, anesthetists, and obstetricians in high-income countries - HICs - graduated from LMICs
THE SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST
2019 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Surgical Safety Checklist, increasingly implemented in operating rooms around the world. Through this collaborative research project, InciSioN, Lifebox, and Ariadne Labs evaluate the dissemination, exposure, and use of the Checklist among students and residents in countries around the world with an emphasis on low- and middle-income countries.
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In 2015, the Lancet Commission in Global Surgery introduced six indicators to evaluate and monitor health systems with a focus on surgical care. In this study, InciSioN, together with its US' National Working Group (Global Surgery Student Alliance - GSSA), collaborates with Rutgers University to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of the indicators among students and trainees around the world, and assess their interest un pursuing global surgery work.