The concept of using a checklist in surgical and anaesthetic practice was energized by
publication of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008. It was believed that by routinely …

Abstract The International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia were developed on
behalf of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), a nonprofit …

BACKGROUND: Safe anesthesia and surgical care are not available when needed for 5
billion of the world's 7 billion people. There are major deficiencies in the specialist surgical …

Introduction The unmet global burden of surgical disease is substantial. Currently, two billion
people do not have access to emergency and essential surgical care. This results in …

Background While there is a need for good quality care for patients with serious reversible
disease in all countries in the world, Emergency and Critical Care tends to be one of the …

BACKGROUND: The United Nations 2015 Millennium Development Goals targeted a 75%
reduction in maternal mortality. However, in spite of this goal, the number of maternal deaths …

Background Surgery has been neglected in low-and middle-income countries for decades. It
is vital that the Post-2015 Development Agenda reflect that surgery is an important part of a …

The safety of anesthesia has improved greatly in the past three decades. Standard
perioperative monitoring, including pulse oximetry, has practically eliminated unrecognized …

During surgeries, the amount of used anesthetic depends on the physical conditions of the
patient and is immensely critical. The conventionally used BIS Quantro machine which …

Pediatric anesthesia is large part of anesthesia clinical practice. Children, parents and
anesthesiologists fear anesthesia because of the risk of acute morbidity and mortality …