ReviewBMJ global health2019
What is 'global surgery'? Defining the multidisciplinary interface between surgery, anaesthesia and public health.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Global surgery teaching content in German universities: a mixed-method descriptive study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Defining the bellwether procedures and processes for global trauma care: an international Delphi study.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Global Surgery as an emerging discipline: Why it thrives despite barriers-And what must happen next.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Perspective of Liberian surgical care providers on ethical issues in global surgical collaborations.PloS one · 2026Article
- Reassessing the Alma-Ata Declaration: A Scoping Review of Its Impact on Global Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Surgical Training Profiling in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil.Cureus · 2025Article
- What Is the Need for and Access to Trauma Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Scoping Review.World journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Winning the Global Surgery War: A Conceptual Framework.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Surveying anesthesia care provision and deficiencies among the secondary public sector hospitals of rural Sindh, Pakistan.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Article
- Anaesthesiologists' perspectives of the need for nurse anaesthetists in South Africa.Curationis · 2025Article
- Bridging gaps in global surgery: Insights from an international hybrid conference.Surgery open science · 2025Article
- Expanding Global Surgery Services to Include Reduction Mammaplasty Procedures.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
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- Global Neurosurgery: A Path Forward Through Health System Strengthening.Neurosurgery · 2025Review
- Global perspectives in acute and emergency general surgery in low and middle-income countries: a WSES project protocol for scoping review on global surgery.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Article
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Speaker Representation: Intentionality meets Intersectionality in Academic Global Surgery.Annals of global health · 2025Article
- The Power of Advocacy in Global Neurosurgery.Neurosurgery · 2025Review
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Abstract
'Global surgery' is the term adopted to describe a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field aiming to provide improved and equitable surgical care across international health systems. Sitting at the interface between numerous clinical and non-clinical specialisms, it encompasses multiple aspects that surround the treatment of surgical disease and its equitable provision across health systems globally. From defining the role of, and need for, optimal surgical care through to identifying barriers and implementing improvement, global surgery has an expansive remit. Advocacy, education, research and clinical components can all involve surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied healthcare professionals working together with non-clinicians, including policy makers, epidemiologists and economists. Long neglected as a topic within the global and public health arenas, an increasing awareness of the extreme disparities internationally has driven greater engagement. Not necessarily restricted to specific diseases, populations or geographical regions, these disparities have led to a particular focus on surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries with the greatest burden and needs. This review considers the major factors defining the interface between surgery, anaesthesia and public health in these settings.
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