ERAS Society Recommendations for Improving Perioperative Care in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries Through Implementation of Existing Tools and Programs: An Urgent Need for the Surgical Safety Checklist and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Journal article

The Lancet Commission and Global Surgery Foundation in 2015 highlighted the need for access to safe and affordable surgical and anesthetic care in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) [1].Patients that do have access to care in LMICs, however, have a higher risk of complications and mortality than in high-income countries (HICs).Ninety-six percent of all perioperative deaths worldwide occur in LMICs, and the economic impact of this is a staggering 2.6% of the combined gross domestic product of LMICs [1].Although it is a common belief that the greatest contributors to adverse outcomes in LMICs are poor access to care and late presentation, deficits in the quality of accessible care are a substantial concern.

Authors: Oodit, R; Biccard, B; Nelson, G; Ljungqvist, O; Brindle, ME

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Wiley
• Journal: World Journal of Surgery
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 3246-3248
• Publication date: 2021-08-28
• DOI: 10.1007/s00268-021-06279-x
• EISSN: 1432-2323
• ISSN: 0364-2313
• Language: English
• Keywords: Vascular surgery; Cardiothoracic surgery