Abstract
The Lancet Commission report in 2015 highlighted the role of safe surgery and anaesthesia. They also gave a framework of recommendations, indicators and targets to achieve universal access to safe surgery. This article explores the applicability of these indicators in Pakistan namely; access to timely surgery, specialist surgical workforce diversity, surgical volumes, perioperative mortality rate, protection against impoverishing expenditure and protection against catastrophic expenditure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2031-2035 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anaesthesia
- Indicators
- Safety
- Surgery