From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries
Abstract Climate change has far-reaching repercussions for surgical healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. Natural disasters cause injuries and infrastructural damage, while air pollution and global warming may increase surgical disease and predispose to worse outcomes. Socioeconomic ramifi...
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author | Russell Seth Martins Kostantinos Poulikidis Syed Shahzad Razi M. Jawad Latif Kyle Tafuri Faiz Y. Bhora |
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description | Abstract Climate change has far-reaching repercussions for surgical healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. Natural disasters cause injuries and infrastructural damage, while air pollution and global warming may increase surgical disease and predispose to worse outcomes. Socioeconomic ramifications further strain healthcare systems, highlighting the need for integrated climate and healthcare policies. |
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spelling | doaj.art-414fff4610e54c09baf8ddee096afb5d2023-11-19T12:13:07ZengBMCBMC Surgery1471-24822023-11-012311410.1186/s12893-023-02260-8From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countriesRussell Seth Martins0Kostantinos Poulikidis1Syed Shahzad Razi2M. Jawad Latif3Kyle Tafuri4Faiz Y. Bhora5Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionHackensack Meridian Health NetworkDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network – Central RegionAbstract Climate change has far-reaching repercussions for surgical healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. Natural disasters cause injuries and infrastructural damage, while air pollution and global warming may increase surgical disease and predispose to worse outcomes. Socioeconomic ramifications further strain healthcare systems, highlighting the need for integrated climate and healthcare policies.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02260-8SurgeryEnvironmentSustainabilityHealthcareOperationsEquity |
spellingShingle | Russell Seth Martins Kostantinos Poulikidis Syed Shahzad Razi M. Jawad Latif Kyle Tafuri Faiz Y. Bhora From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries BMC Surgery Surgery Environment Sustainability Healthcare Operations Equity |
title | From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries |
title_full | From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries |
title_fullStr | From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries |
title_full_unstemmed | From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries |
title_short | From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries |
title_sort | from emissions to incisions and beyond the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low and middle income countries |
topic | Surgery Environment Sustainability Healthcare Operations Equity |
url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02260-8 |
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