Assessment of Surgical and Trauma Capacity in Potosí, Bolivia

• Main Authors: Kevin J. Blair (Author), Marissa A. Boeck (Author), José Luis Gallardo Barrientos (Author), José Luis Hidalgo López (Author), Irene B. Helenowski (Author), Benedict C. Nwomeh (Author), Michael B. Shapiro (Author), Mamta Swaroop (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Scaling up surgical and trauma care in low- and middle-income countries could prevent nearly 2 million annual deaths. Various survey instruments exist to measure surgical and trauma capacity, including Personnel, Infrastructure, Procedures, Equipment, and Supplies (PIPES) and Internation...