Background 80% of individuals with cancer will require a surgical procedure, yet little
comparative data exist on early outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries …

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 …

Background There is a need to increase access to surgical treatments in African countries,
but perioperative complications represent a major global health-care burden. There are few …

Background Clinical outcomes after major surgery are poorly described at the national level.
Evidence of heterogeneity between hospitals and health-care systems suggests potential to …

Background: As global initiatives increase patient access to surgical treatments, there
remains a need to understand the adverse effects of surgery and define appropriate levels of …

Background Various definitions are used to calculate postoperative mortality. As variation
hampers comparability between reports, a study was performed to evaluate the impact of …

Background. The incidence and impact of postoperative complications are poorly described.
Failure-to-rescue, the rate of death following complications, is an important quality measure …

Background The growing demand for cancer surgery has placed a global strain on health
systems. In-depth analyses of the global demand for cancer surgery and optimal workforce …

Background Surgical mortality data are collected routinely in high-income countries, yet
virtually no low-or middle-income countries have outcome surveillance in place. The aim …

Background Surgical interventions occur at lower rates in resource-poor settings, and
complication and death rates following surgery are probably substantial but have not been …