'Global surgery'is the term adopted to describe a rapidly develo** multidisciplinary field
aiming to provide improved and equitable surgical care across international health systems …

Background Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of mortality in children
younger than 5 years globally. Many gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are fatal without …

Introduction Systematic collection and analysis of surgical outcomes data is a cornerstone of
surgical quality improvement. Unfortunately, there remains a dearth of surgical outcomes …

Abstract Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist improves surgical outcomes, but
evidence and theoretical frameworks for successful implementation in low-income countries …

Introduction As childhood mortality from infectious diseases falls across sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), the burden of disease attributed to surgical conditions is increasing. However, limited …

Objectives Trauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The literature
on paediatric trauma epidemiology in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited …

Background Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency worldwide.
Differences between high-and low-income settings in the availability of laparoscopic …

This review explores the physiological basis of pain chronification and its implications for
effective pain management, particularly within the domain of anaesthesiology. Pain …

Abstract Background The National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research
Unit on Global Surgery is establishing research Hubs in low-and middle-income countries …

Objective While National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plans (NSOAPs) have
emerged as a strategy to strengthen and scale up surgical healthcare systems in low/middle …