Reporting of surgical response to disasters in low-income and middle-income countries: a literature review

• Main Authors: Luke Caddell, MS (Author), Taylor Wurdeman, BS (Author), Rolvix H Patterson, BA (Author), Jordan Pyda, MD (Author), Rachel Koch, MD (Author), John G Meara, MD (Author), Scott Corlew, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Natural and man-made disasters can overwhelm the capacity of surgical systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Most studies addressing peri-disaster surgical care focus on international relief efforts rather than on how disasters stress local surgical capacity. Our unde...