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
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b6926845e04b434d8009142b630d4baa
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b6926845e04b434d8009142b630d4baa2021-12-02T08:11:46ZImproving Access to Laparoscopy in Low-Resource Settings2214-999610.5334/aogh.2573https://doaj.org/article/b6926845e04b434d8009142b630d4baa2019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2573https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Laparoscopy 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.Alan J. RosenbaumRebecca G. MaineUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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description	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.
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Improving Access to Laparoscopy in Low-Resource Settings

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