ArticleWorld journal of surgery2025
Strategies and Recommendations to Improve Accessibility of Essential Surgery in Rural Settings in OECD Countries: A Scoping Review.
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- Systematic review of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery indicators with quality assessment of modelled estimates.The British journal of surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Global challenges and perspectives in acute and emergency general surgery in low and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Exported students, imported surgeons: a narrative review of transnational surgical training and its impact on the surgical workforce of Solomon Islands.BMC surgery · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe provision of essential and emergency surgical services presents complex challenges in remote areas. Equitable access has gained attention thanks to the significant work done by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS). Although the focus was on low- and middle-income countries, developed countries also face challenges in providing equitable surgical care and, in fact, do not always meet the benchmarks set by the LCoGS yet still have acceptable outcomes. We sought to explore the current strategies aimed at improving and maintaining access to essential surgical care in rural and remote areas of OECD countries (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development).
methodsWe conducted a scoping review using MeSH terms. The search was performed on MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and was limited to English sources published between 1946 and January 10, 2025. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Any strategy or intervention aimed at improving and maintaining timely access to essential surgeries in rural and remote areas of OECD countries.
resultsSix main categories of strategies were found: (1) resource distribution; (2) task sharing; (3) telemedicine; (4) surgical workforce; (5) training and education; and (6) prehospital system.
conclusionRecognizing that developed countries, in fact, do not always meet the benchmarks set by the LCoGS yet still have acceptable outcomes highlights that specific strategies are important contributors to the reduction of disparities between rural and urban outcomes. These strategies may be used in the study of surgical services in low- and middle-income countries.
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