Reporting of surgical response to disasters in low-income and middle-income countries: a literature review

Reporting of surgical response to disasters in low-income and middle-income countries: a literature review

Background: Natural and man-made disasters can overwhelm the capacity of surgical systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Most studies addressing peri-disaster surgical care focus on international relief efforts rather than on how disasters stress local surgical capacity. Our unde...

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Main Authors: Luke Caddell, MS, Taylor Wurdeman, BS, Rolvix H Patterson, BA, Jordan Pyda, MD, Rachel Koch, MD, John G Meara, MD, Scott Corlew, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19301202

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