The History and Current State of Neurosurgery in Albania.

Elsa Nico, Mirel Grada, Artur Xhumari, Arsen Seferi, Gail Rosseau, Mentor Petrela

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Article in Neurosurgery practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elsa NicoDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8502-6688

Mirel GradaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, American Hospital 3, Tirana, Albania.

Artur XhumariDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa," Tirana, Albania.

Arsen SeferiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa," Tirana, Albania.

Gail RosseauDepartment of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

Mentor PetrelaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, American Hospital 3, Tirana, Albania.

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Abstract

Up to one-third of the global burden of disease involves surgical conditions; however, 5 in 7 people across the world do not have access to timely, affordable surgical care. Low- and middle-income countries account for the majority of the inequities in access to timely surgical care, where the availability of specialty surgical services such as neurosurgery is limited or unavailable. Albania, situated in the Western Balkan region, was once one of the poorest countries in Europe. It is now an upper-middle-income country, and an example of the impact of democratic regime changes in Europe after 1990. This article provides the first-ever examination of the history and current state of neurosurgery in this country. We set the stage with a brief historical background on Albania, including its neurosurgical history. Then, we describe the current state of neurosurgical activity and infrastructure in Albania. Finally, we conclude with suggestions on future neurosurgical efforts for the development of neurosurgery in small countries with variable economic resources.

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AlbaniaGlobal healthGlobal neurosurgeryGlobal surgeryInternational developmentPublic health

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PMID39958376

DOI10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000037

PMCPMC11810024

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