Standardised metrics for global surgical surveillance
Public health surveillance relies on standardised metrics to evaluate disease burden and
health system performance. Such metrics have not been developed for surgical services …
health system performance. Such metrics have not been developed for surgical services …
Essential surgery: key messages from Disease Control Priorities
Summary The World Bank will publish the nine volumes of Disease Control Priorities, 3rd
edition, in 2015–16. Volume 1—Essential Surgery—identifies 44 surgical procedures as …
edition, in 2015–16. Volume 1—Essential Surgery—identifies 44 surgical procedures as …
Excess surgical mortality: strategies for improving quality of care
Investigates the level of mortality–about 7 million people suffer complications–after surgery
each year, especially in LMICs where safety, appropriateness, and quality of surgical …
each year, especially in LMICs where safety, appropriateness, and quality of surgical …
Global burden of postoperative death
The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery1 identified that 313 million surgical procedures
are performed worldwide each year. Little is known about the quality of surgery globally …
are performed worldwide each year. Little is known about the quality of surgery globally …
Reducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
Abstract Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist has been implemented widely
since its launch in 2008. It was introduced in Scotland as part of the Scottish Patient Safety …
since its launch in 2008. It was introduced in Scotland as part of the Scottish Patient Safety …
Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery indicators
H Holmer, A Bekele, L Hagander… - Journal of British …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background In 2015, six indicators were proposed to evaluate global progress towards
access to safe, affordable and timely surgical and anaesthesia care. Although some have …
access to safe, affordable and timely surgical and anaesthesia care. Although some have …
Implementation of the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist correlates with reduced surgical mortality and length of hospital admission in a high-income …
E De Jager, R Gunnarsson, YH Ho - World journal of surgery, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC)
has been widely implemented in an effort to decrease surgical adverse events. The effects of …
has been widely implemented in an effort to decrease surgical adverse events. The effects of …
Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled …
Background Risk of mortality following surgery in patients across Africa is twice as high as
the global average. Most of these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We …
the global average. Most of these deaths occur on hospital wards after the surgery itself. We …
Global surgery, obstetric, and anaesthesia indicator definitions and reporting: an Utstein consensus report
Background Indicators to evaluate progress towards timely access to safe surgical,
anaesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) care were proposed in 2015 by the Lancet Commission on …
anaesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) care were proposed in 2015 by the Lancet Commission on …
[HTML][HTML] New global surgical and anaesthesia indicators in the World Development Indicators dataset
NP Raykar, JS Ng-Kamstra, S Bickler, J Davies… - BMJ global …, 2017 - gh.bmj.com
Although 5 billion people lack access to surgery and anaesthesia care, little systems-level
data exist to address this health inequity and social injustice. 1 Data drive quality …
data exist to address this health inequity and social injustice. 1 Data drive quality …