The Effect of Pediatric Colorectal Short-Term Medical Service Trips on Self-Reported Confidence in Patient Care in Volunteers in the Home Country

• Main Authors: Wilfried Krois (Author), Peter Gröpel (Author), Pastora X. Hernandez (Author), Juan Craniotis-Rios (Author), Martin L. Metzelder (Author), Richard J. Wood (Author), Marc A. Levitt (Author), Carlos A. Reck-Burneo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Short-term international medical service trips (MST) are established means to access specialized medical aid in resource-limited areas. The field of pediatric colorectal surgery is a subspecialty in pediatric surgery that mainly treats anorectal malformations (ARM) and Hirschsprung dis...