Global Surgical Initiatives to Reduce the Surgical Burden of Disease

Global surgical initiatives are hindered by the lack of data reflecting the magnitude of the unmet need. Here, Tollefson and Larrabee describe the progress of global surgery initiatives, delineate research priorities, review metrics that assess the cost-effectiveness of surgical services, and discus...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2012-02, Vol.307 (7), p.667-668
Main Authors: Tollefson, Travis T, Larrabee, Wayne F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity Building
Cost of Illness
Developing Countries
Disability Evaluation
Disease
Evidence-Based Practice
General Surgery - education
Global Health
Globalization
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Needs and Demand
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Initiatives
International Agencies
Medical research
Priorities
Quality Improvement
Research - trends
Surgery
Surgery Department, Hospital - economics
Surgery Department, Hospital - standards
Surgical Procedures, Operative - economics
Surgical Procedures, Operative - standards
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Summary:Global surgical initiatives are hindered by the lack of data reflecting the magnitude of the unmet need. Here, Tollefson and Larrabee describe the progress of global surgery initiatives, delineate research priorities, review metrics that assess the cost-effectiveness of surgical services, and discuss approaches to building surgical capacity to reduce the global surgical burden of disease.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2012.158