Global access to surgical care: a modelling study

• Main Authors: Blake C Alkire, MD (Author), Dr. Nakul P Raykar, MD (Author), Mark G Shrime, MD (Author), Thomas G Weiser, MD (Author), Prof. Stephen W Bickler, MD (Author), John A Rose, MD (Author), Cameron T Nutt, BA (Author), Sarah L M Greenberg, MD (Author), Meera Kotagal, MD (Author), Johanna N Riesel, MD (Author), Micaela Esquivel, MD (Author), Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, MD (Author), George Molina, MD (Author), Prof. Nobhojit Roy, MD (Author), John G Meara, MD (Author), Prof. Paul E Farmer, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: More than 2 billion people are unable to receive surgical care based on operating theatre density alone. The vision of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery is universal access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. We aimed to estimate the number of individuals...