Improving Access to Laparoscopy in Low-Resource Settings

Laparoscopy has numerous clinical benefits compared to laparotomy. However, a functional laparoscopy program requires significant investment and, as a result, remains unavailable for the majority of the world’s population in low- and middle-income countries. The effort to bring laparoscopy to low-re...

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Autores principales: Alan J. Rosenbaum, Rebecca G. Maine
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b6926845e04b434d8009142b630d4baa
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Sumario:Laparoscopy has numerous clinical benefits compared to laparotomy. However, a functional laparoscopy program requires significant investment and, as a result, remains unavailable for the majority of the world’s population in low- and middle-income countries. The effort to bring laparoscopy to low-resource settings has produced variable outcomes resulting from the challenges inherent to a complex surgical program. This paper highlights these shortcomings and identifies opportunities to improve future laparoscopy programs.