Global Surgery Flashcards
Patients in rural and developing locales often have difficulty health care and undergoing surgical interventions. Interest in global surgery has grown significantly in recent years due to all of the following
- Improved control of acute infectious diseases previously the cause of significant morbidity
- Technology allowing improved access to health care information and training
- Recognition of the cos effectiveness of surgery as a public health intervention
Components of the Disability Adjusted Life year (DALY) score
Years of life lost, compared to country average, and a weighted calculation of life years lived with disability
DALY = YLL + YLD
Ten basic and essential objectives for safe surgery
A 50 year old man presents to a clinic in Cemeroon with abdominal pain. On further questioning, you learn that he lives 60 miles from the enarest hospital and has not seen a physician in years. The patient is counseled regarding screening colonoscopy, which he undergoes and multiple polyps are noted, The patient is referred to for surgery, Factors must be considered that impact surgical services includes __________
- Socioeconomic status of the patient and cultural background
- Accessibility of facilities to the patient
- Availability andtraining level of supporting specialties
A 55 year olf East african woman presents with a palpable mass in her right breast that has been present for severeal years. You are concerned for cancer and know her case fatality rate is significantly higher than a similar patient in North America Why?
- Later presentation to care
- Limited access to screening
- Lack of access to surgical care
When considering surgical care in LMICs “task shifting” is often talked about as a way to provide surgical care while additional surgeons are trained and recruited. What does this term to?
Training nonsurgeon physicians and midlevel practitioners to provide basic surgical care
