ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2023
Evaluating the status of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators for India.
Review in The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- How ready is the health care system in Northeast India for surgical delivery? a mixed-methods study on surgical capacity and need.PloS one · 2024Article
- Letter to Editor: Are LMICs Achieving the Lancet Commission Global Benchmark for Surgical Volumes? A Systematic Review.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Prioritization of surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia care in India over seven decades: A systematic analysis of policy documents.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
For universal surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia care by 2030, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) suggested tracking six indicators. We reviewed academic and policy literature to investigate the current state of LCoGS indicators in India. There was limited primary data for access to timely essential surgery, risk of impoverishing and catastrophic health expenditures due to surgery, though some modeled estimates are present. Surgical specialist workforce estimates are heterogeneous across different levels of care, urban and rural areas, and diverse health sectors. Surgical volumes differ widely across demographic, socio-economic, and geographic cohorts. Perioperative mortality rates vary across procedures, diagnoses, and follow-up time periods. Available data suggest India falls short of achieving global targets. This review highlights the evidence gap for India's surgical care planning. India needs a systematic subnational mapping of indicators and adaptation of targets as per the country's health needs for equitable and sustainable planning.
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