A quantitative analysis of surgical capacity in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 190-197

  Markin, Abraham ^a   Barbero, Roxana ^b,c   Leow, Jeffrey J ^d   Groen, Reinou S ^d,e   Skow, Evan J ^f   Apelgren, Keith N ^d   Kushner, Adam L ^d,g,h   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^d,i  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Servicio Departamental de Salud Santa Cruz   (Bolivia)

^c Centro Medico Galene   (Bolivia)

^d Surgeons OverSeas SOS   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

ⁱ OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Emergency surgery; Essential surgery; Global surgery; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA GAS MACHINE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BOLIVIA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL CAPACITY; URBAN AREA;

BOLIVIA; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESSENTIAL SURGERY; GLOBAL SURGERY; LATIN AMERICA;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BOLIVIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIANS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84886718996     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.051     Document Type: Article

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